• n  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

News & Articles

• High school basketball: Derris Buus teaches at National Guard Officer Candidate School
  Whether it’s a basketball court or battlefield, Rapid City’s Derris Buus is focused on putting his best team in the arena.
  July 14, 2013 - Rapid City Journal

Quotes

• Phil Jackson in SI.com
  Unfortunately for Doug he wasn't ready to accept the mentoring of Tex Winter,Jackson says. "He was under a lot of derris at the time, but as an assistant I learned a lot from Tex."