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.

Group relationships: Genus Derris
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

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

deros
derotation
derotremata
derrick
derricked
derricks
Derrida
derriere
derrieres
derries
derring
derring-do
derringer
derringers
derris (current term)
derris (current term)
derrises
Derris elliptica
derris root
derry
derth
derths
dertrotheca
derv
dervish
dervishes
dervs
Derzsy's disease
Der Fuhrer
DES

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