Hyphenation of Derris

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Derris? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Der-ris

Definitions of Derris:

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

Synonyms of Derris:

noun	shrub, bush

Last hyphenations of this language

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