genus derris

Noun
  1. Genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines (synset 112545852)
    is a type of: rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
    member holonym:
    • 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
    • derris elliptica, derris root, tuba root - woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
    belongs to: papilionoideae, subfamily papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae

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