[ˈdɛrɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an insecticide containing rotenone, made from the powdered roots of certain tropical plants

- a woody climbing plant of the pea family, which has tuberous roots from which the insecticide derris is obtained


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Origin:
mid 19th century (in derris): modern Latin (genus name), from Greek, ‘leather covering’ (referring to the plant's leathery pods)