| / English Dictionary |
DERRIS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("derris" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("derris" is a member of...):
genus Derris (genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
