DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
derris
/'dɛrɪs/ · dɛrɪs
Derris has 2 syllables: der · ris.
der
01
ris
02
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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