The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sophora \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. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]