An East Asian herb with flavorful leaves used in cooking and as a garnish, Perilla frutescens. Also grown for the seeds, which contain an edible and industrially-useful oil.

plural of perilla

(astronomy) The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its minimum.

plural of perilune

Alternative spelling of perylene

An extracellular fluid found in the scala tympani and scala vestibuli of the cochlea.

(anatomy) Around, or at the side of, a lymphatic vessel.

plural of perilampid

(zoology) Any parasitic wasp of the family Perilampidae.

Around a lesion.