Sophora

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Sophora
    n 1: cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate
         leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus
         Podalyria [syn: {Sophora}, {genus Sophora}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sophora \So*pho"ra\, n. [Ar. ?ufair.] (Bot.)
   (a) A genus of leguminous plants.
   (b) A tree ({Sophora Japonica}) of Eastern Asia, resembling
       the common locust; occasionally planted in the United
       States.
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