sophora

2 definitions found

sophora - 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.
         [1913 Webster]

sophora - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]