Perilla (disambiguation)

Perilla may refer to any of the following subjects:

Animals

• Perilla - a spider genus with the sole species Perilla teres

Plants and plant products

• Perilla - a genus of plants of the mint family
  • Perilla frutescens (deulkkae), a plant used in Korean cuisine
  • Perilla frutescens var. crispa (shiso), a plant used in Japanese cuisine
• Perilla oil - oil from the seeds of deulkkae
• perilla sugar - perillartine, a sweetener

People

• Perilla – pet name of Caecilia Metella (daughter of Metellus Celer), given by her lover Ticida
• Perilla (in Ovid) – a (possibly fictional) young Roman poet addressed in a letter by Ovid

Places

• Perilla de Castro - a municipality located in Spain
• Perilla Mountains - a mountain range in Cochise County, Arizona
• Perilla (restaurant) - a New York City based restaurant owned by Harold Dieterle

Other uses

• perilla aldehyde - perillaldehyde, a flavoring
• Perilla ketone - a natural terpenoid

See also

• Parilla (disambiguation)
• Parrilla (disambiguation)