'Sophora' definitions:
Definition of 'Sophora'
(from WordNet)
noun
Cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria [syn: Sophora, genus Sophora]
Definition of 'Sophora'
From: 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]