sophora : Idioms & Phrases

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genus sophora

  • noun cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria
    Sophora.
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sophora japonica

  • noun handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan
    Chinese scholartree; Sophora japonica; Japanese pagoda tree; Chinese scholar tree.
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sophora secundiflora

  • noun shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans
    coral bean; frijolito; frijolillo; mescal bean.
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sophora sinensis

  • noun handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan
    Chinese scholartree; Sophora japonica; Japanese pagoda tree; Chinese scholar tree.
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sophora tetraptera

  • noun shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood
    kowhai.
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