shiso


shi·so

S5378600 (shē′sō)n. See perilla.
[Japanese, of Chinese origin (either translation of Mandarin zǐsū, purple perilla, using the Japanese readings for the two Chinese characters used to write this word, or direct borrowing of the Early Mandarin form of the word) : Japanese shi, purple (from Middle Chinese tsẓ´) + Japanese so, perilla (from Middle Chinese suə̆).]

shiso

(ˈʃiːsəʊ) n (Plants) another name for beefsteak plant[Japanese]