HyperDic: tuba_root

English > 1 sense of the expression *tuba root*:
NOUN	plant	tuba root, derris root, Derris elliptica	woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers

English > *tuba root*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone.
Synonyms	derris root, Derris elliptica
Member of	genus Derris	genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines
Broader	vine	A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface