perilla oil
noun
a light yellow oil, obtained from the seeds of mints of the genus Perilla, used in Asia as a cooking oil and elsewhere in the manufacture of varnish, printing ink, and artificial leather.
Origin of perilla oil
1First recorded in 1915–20
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How to use perilla oil in a sentence
The perilla oil was made from one of the first importations into this country, and was dark in appearance.
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