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Noun: derris root
  1. Woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
    "The derris root's flowers cascaded down the garden wall";
    - tuba root, Derris elliptica

Derived forms: derris roots

Type of: vine

Part of: genus Derris

Encyclopedia: Derris root