释义 |
so·pho·ra \səˈfōrə\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Arabic ṣufayrā', a tree of the genus Sophora 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 2 2. -s : any plant of the genus Sophora |