DERRIS

Derris

Derris is a climbing leguminous plant of Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, including New Guinea. Its roots contain rotenone, a strong insecticide and fish poison.

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derris

Noun

  1. A climbing leguminous plant of Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific Islands, whose roots are a source of rotenone.


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