sophora

noun

so·​pho·​ra

səˈfōrə

1

capitalized : a genus of trees and shrubs (family Leguminosae) that are natives of the warmer parts of both hemispheres and have odd-pinnate leaves and rather showy flowers with a broad or rounded standard and oblong keel see japanese pagoda tree , kowhai, mescal bean sense 2

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Sophora

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Arabic ṣufayrā', a tree of the genus Sophora

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