derris (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone
def several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
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Hypernym shrub, bush
Member holonym genus Derris
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Member meronym genus Derris
Hyponym shrub, bush

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