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der·ris (der′is)

noun

any of a genus (Derris) of woody East Indian plants of the pea family, from whose roots rotenone is extracted

Etymology: ModL < Gr, hide < IE base *der-: see derma

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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