Sophora

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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