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Noun: derris root
  1. Woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
    - tuba root, Derris elliptica

Derived forms: derris roots

Type of: vine

Part of: genus Derris

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derogatorily
derogatory
derrick
Derrida
derriere
derrière
derring-do
derringer
derris
Derris elliptica
derris root
derro
derv
dervish
DES
Des Moines
des res
desacralise
desacralize
desalinate
desalination