| 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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