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