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Showing words for DERRIS using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Derris
derris, driers, reirds, riders, sirred
5 Letter Words for Derris
derri, direr, drier, dries, irred, reird, resid, rider, rides, riser, sider, sired
4 Letter Words for Derris
deis, desi, dier, dies, dire, drie, dsri, eris, errs, ides, ired, ires, ised, reds, ride, rids, rier, ries, rise, seir, serr, side, sier, sire
3 Letter Words for Derris
dei, der, des, die, dir, dis, dsr, eds, eir, erd, err, ers, esd, esr, ide, ids, ire, irs, ise, red, rei, res, rid, rie, sed, sei, ser, sie, sir, sri
Definitions for Derris
[1] any East Indian plant belonging to the genus Derris, of the legume family, especially D. elliptica, the roots of which contain rotenone and are used as an insecticide.
[2] any East Indian leguminous woody climbing plant of the genus Derris , esp D. elliptica, whose roots yield the compound rotenone
Words nearby Derris
derp, derrick, derrida, derring-do, derringer, derris, derrière, derro, derry, dertrum, derv
Origin of Derris
1855–60; New Latin < Greek: a covering, derivative of déros skin, hide; see derma1
Word origin for Derris
C19: New Latin, from Greek: covering, leather, from deros skin, hide, from derein to skin