Deulkkae
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| deulkkae growing in Gimpo | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Perilla |
| Species: | Perilla frutescens |
| Subspecies: | P. frutescens var. frutescens |
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Perilla frutescens var. frutescens (L.) Britton |
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Deulkkae(들깨, Korean pronunciation: [tɯl.k͈ɛ]), Perilla frutescens var. frutescens, or perilla is one of the two distinct varieties of Perilla frutescens. The other variety, Perilla frutescens var. crispa, is called shiso.
The leaf of deulkkae is called kkaennip(깻잎, Korean pronunciation: [k͈ɛn.nip̚]), or perilla leaf.
Deulkkae is an annual plant native to Southeast Asia and Indian highlands, and grown in Korean peninsula, Southern China and India. The plant was introduced into Korea before Unified Silla era, when it was widely cultivated.
In Korean, the name kkae(깨) refers to both the plant and the seed of sesame and perilla.Sesame is called chamkkae(참깨), which literally means "true kkae", while perilla is called deulkkae(들깨), which literally means "wild kkae". Since sesame is considered as the regular kkae in Korean-speaking communities, kkae has often been translated into sesame. This (mis-)translation custom thus gave the nickname "wild sessame" to deulkkae.
The plant is called egoma(エゴマ/荏胡麻) in Japanese, and báizĭsū(白紫苏) in Chinese.
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