derris derringer • Derris · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · derris · · Text Latin · · Script 6 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (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. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073