Cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers

• Some species placed in genus Podalyria

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sophora \So*pho"ra\, n. [Ar. ?ufair.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants. A tree ( Sophora Japonica ) of Eastern Asia, resembling the common locust; occasionally planted in the United States.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of the genus (taxlink Sophora genus) of small trees and shrubs related to the pea.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Sophora is a genus of about 45 species of small trees and shrubs in the pea family Fabaceae. The species are native to southeast Europe, southern Asia, Australasia, various Pacific islands, western South America, the western United States, Florida and Puerto ...