A SE Asian tree of the pea family that has hanging clusters of cream flowers and is cultivated as an ornamental.
槐树
Sophora japonica, family Leguminosae
Example sentencesExamples
The Japanese Pagoda Tree is a good tree for midsummer flowers displaying its clusters of creamy-white pea-like flowers during the heat of summer when few other trees are in bloom.
Raised in parks throughout the world for its attractive clusters of flowers, the Japonese pagoda tree itself also has great ornamental appeal.
The pagoda tree has bordered pits that are always distinctly vestured.
Especially noteworthy is a rare century-old Japanese pagoda tree Sophora Japonica, with twisted and gnarled trunks and limbs.
Definition of pagoda tree in US English:
pagoda tree
nounpəˈɡōdə ˌtrē
A Southeast Asian tree of the pea family that has hanging clusters of cream flowers and is cultivated as an ornamental.
槐树
Sophora japonica, family Leguminosae
Example sentencesExamples
Especially noteworthy is a rare century-old Japanese pagoda tree Sophora Japonica, with twisted and gnarled trunks and limbs.
Raised in parks throughout the world for its attractive clusters of flowers, the Japonese pagoda tree itself also has great ornamental appeal.
The pagoda tree has bordered pits that are always distinctly vestured.
The Japanese Pagoda Tree is a good tree for midsummer flowers displaying its clusters of creamy-white pea-like flowers during the heat of summer when few other trees are in bloom.