1. cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria; [syn: Sophora, genus Sophora]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Sophora
n 1: cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate
leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus
Podalyria [syn: Sophora, genus Sophora]