derris

der·ris  (drs)

n.

Any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia, whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone.

---

[New Latin, genus name, from Greek, covering; see der- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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 genus Derris - genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems