Derris

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone

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§1: any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone