DERRIS ROOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does derris root mean? 

• DERRIS ROOT (noun)
  The noun DERRIS ROOT 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 ROOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DERRIS ROOT (noun)

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 root" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Holonyms ("derris root" is a member of...):

genus Derris (genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines)