pagoda tree

noun

a spreading, round-headed tree, Sophora japonica, of the legume family, native to China and Korea, having yellowish-white flowers in loose, showy clusters, grown widely as a street tree.

pagoda tree

a Chinese leguminous tree, Sophora japonica, with ornamental white flowers and dark green foliage

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Surely, Lady Merrifield, whose husband was shaking the pagoda tree, would make an advance if she knew the circumstances.

Some Eurasian legacy—a relic of the old days of the Pagoda Tree!

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