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    DERRIS ROOT

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenoneplay

    Synonyms:

    Derris elliptica; derris root; tuba root

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("derris root" is a kind of...):

    vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

    Holonyms ("derris root" is a member of...):

    genus Derris (genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines)

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