genus sophora

1. 1.

   cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria

   SynonymsSophora

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofPapilionoideae

Questions about genus sophora

What does genus sophora mean?

genus sophora means "cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria".

What is another word for genus sophora?

Close synonyms include Sophora. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus sophora a common word?

genus sophora is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.