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Definition of Derris
1. Noun. Any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons.
Definition of Derris
1. Noun. A climbing leguminous plant of Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific Islands, whose roots are a source of rotenone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Derris
1. a climbing plant [n -RISES]
Medical Definition of Derris
1. 1. Derris: a tropical shrub in the legume family. 2. An insecticidecontaining rotenone (tubatoxin), a chemical extracted from the derrisshrub. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Derris
Literary usage of Derris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1902)
"The poisonous action of derris on fish may be observed when a cold aqueous infusion
of the bark is mixed with a relatively large portion of water. ..."
2. Biotechnology: Building on Farmers' Knowledge by Joske F. G. Bunders, Bertus Haverkort, Wim Hiemstra (1996)
"Used as a fish poison as well as an insecticide, derris is a lucrative cash crop,
fetching US$ 0.54-0.82 per kg of root material, which contains 3-6% of the ..."
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