Definition of derris Derris

der•ris

We found 3 definitions of derris from 3 different sources.

What does derris mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: derrises

derris - 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

shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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Wiktionary

derris (Noun)
A climbing leguminous plant of Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific Islands, whose roots are a source of rotenone.

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derris, noun, singular of derrises.

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