1) Bush 2) Insecticide used by riders 3) Plant poisonous to fish 4) Shrub
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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. Also known as derris powder and tuba root, it was formerly used as an organic insecticide used to control pests on crops such as peas. However, due to studies revealing i...
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1. Derris: a tropical shrub in the legume family. ... 2. An insecticidecontaining rotenone (tubatoxin), a chemical extracted from the derrisshrub. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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n] - any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone
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noun any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
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Climbing leguminous plant (see legume) of southeast Asia. Its roots contain rotenone, a strong insecticide. (
Derris elliptica, family Fabaceae.)
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any East Indian plant belonging to the genus Derris, of the legume family, esp. D. elliptica, the roots of which contain rotenone and are used as an insecticide.
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