DERRIS

derris

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

derris (uncountable)

A climbing leguminous plant of Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific Islands, Derris elliptica, whose roots are a source of rotenone.

Anagrams

• driers, riders, sirred

Source: Wiktionary



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