Derris

Derris
Der|ris
die; -
<zu gr. dérris »Haut, Fell«>
Vertreter einer in Afrika u. Asien beheimateten Gattung der Schmetterlingsblütler, dessen Wurzeln zur Herstellung von Schädlingsbekämpfungsmitteln dienen

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