Derris elliptica

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Derris elliptica - woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone

derris root, tuba root

genus Derris - genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines

vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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derris root genus Derris tuba root			If stored poison gets too hard, it is made glutinous again by adding the sap of pressed Derris elliptica roots, which contain a neurotoxin and a haematotoxin. Blowpipe dart poison in Borneo and the secret of its production: the ... by Zahorka, Herwig / Borneo Research Bulletin Kulubung tambang -- GRAMINAE Cymbopogon nardus Sogumau tandaa Serai wangi GRAMINAE Dinochloa scandenis Wadan Root HYPERICACEAE Cratoxylum sumatranum Morugion -- LABIATAE Ocinum sanctum Bawing kuda Selasih LAURACEAE Litsea odorifera Tandas Padang mawas LAURACEAE Cinnamomum iners Magkapur Teja LEGUMINOSAE Derris elliptica Limpodos/tubo/gam Tuba ut LEGUMINOSAE Cassia occidentalis Kurubawa manuk -- LEGUMINOSAE Cassia alata Kurubawai Gelenggang LEGUMINOSAE Dalbergia sp. Traditional medicinal plants of the Dusun Tobilung of Kampong ... by Pasok, G. / Borneo Research Bulletin			dernier cri Dernier ressort Dernly dero Derogant derogate Derogately derogation derogative Derogator derogatorily derogatoriness derogatory Derogatory clause in a testament Derotremata Derre derrick Derrick crane Derrida derriere derrière Derring derring-do derringer derris Derris elliptica derris root derro Derry Derth Dertrotheca derv dervish Derwent Derwentwater Derworth Derzhavin DES Des Moines Des Moines River Des Plaines Des Plaines River des Prés des res desacralize Desai desalinate desalination desalination plant desalinisation desalinise			Derrick Floor Elevation Derrick Lay Barge derrick post derricks derricks Derrida Derrida Derrida, Jacques Derrida, Jacques Derridean Derridean Derrideans derriengue derriere derriere derriere derrière Derrière la Fenêtre Derrière le Miroir Derring Derring High School derring-do derring-do derringdo derringer Derringers Derrington-Krauskopf-Lennie derris derris derris Derris elliptica derris root derrises derrises derrises Derro derros Derry Derry Derry Derry Anti-War Coalition Derry Area High School Derry Area Recreation Board Derry Area School District Derry Berrigan Lighting Design Derry City Council Derry Economic Development Corporation Derry Township Municipal Authority Derry Township Police Department Derry Township School District Derry Visitor and Convention Bureau Derry Youth and Community Workshop Derry's disease DERS Ders Aletleri Yapim Merkezi Dershowitz, Alan Dershowitz, Alan M. Dershowitz, Alan Morton Derszowo

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