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Noun: derris  de-ris
  1. 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

Derived forms: derrises

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: genus Derris

Encyclopedia: Derris

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