NOUN | plant | genus Derris | genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines |
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Meaning | genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines. | |
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Member of | Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae | Alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae |
Members | derris | Any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone |
derris root, tuba root, Derris elliptica | woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers | |
Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
Spanish | genus derris | |
Catalan | genus derris |
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