- Derris
- Der·ris (derґis) a genus of woody vines of the family Leguminosae, native to Australia and other islands of the southern Pacific. D. ellipґtica yields the toxic insecticide rotenone.
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Derris
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Derris — Derris … Wikipédia en Français
Derris — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Derris D. scandens Clasificació … Wikipedia Español
Derris — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
derris — [der′is] n. [ModL < Gr, hide < IE base * der : see DERMA1] any of a genus (Derris) of woody East Indian plants of the pea family, from whose roots rotenone is extracted … English World dictionary
Derris — (D. Latr.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Papilionaceae Dalbergieae, Diadelphie, Dekandrie L.; Arten: D. pinnata u. D. trifoliata, Kletterpflanzen in Cochinchina … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Derris — Derris … Wikipédia en Français
derris — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Derris — Dẹrris, in Südostasien beheimatete Gattung der Schmetterlingsblütler; verschiedene Arten (u. a. Derris elliptica) werden in tropischen Gebieten Afrikas, Süd und Südostasiens zur Insektizidgewinnung (Hauptinhaltsstoff Rotenon) angebaut. * * *… … Universal-Lexikon
derris — der·ris (derґis) 1. any plant of the genus Derris. 2. the dried roots and rhizomes of Derris elliptica, a source of the toxic insecticide rotenone … Medical dictionary
Derris — ID 25947 Symbol Key DERRI Common Name derris Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A … USDA Plant Characteristics
derris — n. 1 any woody tropical climbing leguminous plant of the genus Derris, bearing leathery pods. 2 an insecticide made from the powdered root of some kinds of derris. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk, = leather covering (with ref. to its pod) … Useful english dictionary
