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Word: Derris
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century (in derris (sense 2)): modern Latin (genus name), from Greek, ‘leather covering’ (referring to the plant's leathery pods)
ˈdɛrɪs
an insecticide containing rotenone, made from the powdered roots of certain tropical plants.
Short Definition:insecticide containing rotenone, made from powdered roots of certain tropical plants
a woody climbing plant of the pea family, which has tuberous roots from which the insecticide derris is obtained.
Short Definition:woody climbing plant of pea family, which has tuberous roots from which insecticide derris is obtained
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