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DERRIS ELLIPTICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Derris elliptica mean?
• DERRIS ELLIPTICA (noun)
The noun DERRIS ELLIPTICA has 1 sense:
1. woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
Familiarity information: DERRIS ELLIPTICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Derris elliptica; derris root; tuba root
Hypernyms ("Derris elliptica" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("Derris elliptica" is a member of...):
genus Derris (genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines)
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