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