HyperDic: genus_derris

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Derris:
NOUNplantgenus Derrisgenus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines
English > genus Derris: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines.
Member ofPapilionoideae, subfamily PapilionoideaeAlternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
MembersderrisAny of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone
derris root, tuba root, Derris ellipticawoody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishgenus derris
Catalangenus derris

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