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derris

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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Word length
6
Starts with
D
Ends with
S
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
7
CEFR level
B1

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noun

  1. 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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