Meaning of SOPHORA
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| | Definition: | | [n] cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Sophora |
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| | See Also: | | Chinese scholar tree, Chinese scholartree, coral bean, frijolillo, frijolito, Japanese pagoda tree, kowhai, mescal bean, Papilionoideae, rosid dicot genus, Sophora japonica, Sophora secundiflora, Sophora sinensis, Sophora tetraptera, subfamily Papilionoideae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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