DERRIS


Meaning of DERRIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈder-əs, ˈde-rəs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek, skin, from derein to skin — more at tear

Date: 1919

1. : a preparation chiefly of ground derris roots used as an insecticide

2. : any of a large genus ( Derris ) of tropical Eurasian shrubs and woody vines of the legume family including sources of poisons and especially commercial sources of rotenone

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