Perilla frutescens crispa

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A plant with deep red or purple leaves used to decorate gardens and food

noun

Specialized

: Perilla frutescens crispa

The deep purple leaves of Perilla frutescens crispa make it a popular choice for garden borders.

Examples

In landscaping designs, Perilla frutescens crispa is valued for its striking ornamental appearance.
I planted Perilla frutescens crispa in my garden this spring.
Many chefs use Perilla frutescens crispa as a garnish due to its distinctive color and texture.
Wow! Look at that stunning Perilla frutescens crispa!
In landscaping designs, Perilla frutescens crispa is valued for its striking ornamental appearance.
The deep purple leaves of Perilla frutescens crispa make it a popular choice for garden borders.
Many chefs use Perilla frutescens crispa as a garnish due to its distinctive color and texture.

Surface Forms

Perilla frutescens crispa singular

Perilla frutescens crispas plural

Morphology

Perilla + frutescens + crispa

This is a botanical Latin binomial + varietal epithet (genus Perilla + species/variety epithets) so the structure is compositional: a learner who knows the constituent terms could infer it names a particular Perilla variety with descriptive traits. However the species/varietal words are specialized Latin descriptors (not everyday English) and the precise ornamental sense (red/purple leaves, cultivated variety) requires domain knowledge, so the relation is only partly transparent to a typical learner.

Etymology

Perilla frutescens crispa is a Latin plant name that describes how the plant looks. The parts frutescens ('shrub-like') and crispa ('curly') create a picture of a bushy plant with curled, purple-red leaves, so the name helps remember that it is grown in gardens and used as a decoration.