derris

See also: Derris

English

derris (Derris elliptica)

Etymology

From New Latin and translingual Derris, from Ancient Greek δέρρις (dérrhis, “leather, skin”), referring to the leathery pods, from δέρω (dérō, “I skin, I flay”).

Noun

derris (uncountable)

1. A climbing leguminous plant of Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific Islands, Derris elliptica, whose roots are a source of rotenone.

Anagrams

• driers, reirds, riders, sirred