Sophora japonica - Sophora japonica

Japanese: エンジュ(槐) - エンジュ

A deciduous tall tree of the legume family. Native to China. The bark is gray. The leaves are alternate and odd-pinnately compound, with 4-5 pairs of leaflets with white undersides. In July-August, large compound racemes grow at the ends of green twigs, and produce pale yellow, butterfly-shaped flowers about 1.5 cm long. The legumes are fleshy, bead-like, constricted, and drooping, with sticky insides. The wood is used for furniture and utensils, and the tree is used as a roadside tree or garden tree.
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Japanese:

マメ科の落葉高木。中国原産。樹皮は灰色。葉は互生し，４〜５対の裏の白い小葉からなる奇数羽状複葉。７〜８月，緑の小枝の先に大きな複総状花序をつけ，長さ約1.5cmの淡黄色の蝶(ちょう)形花を開く。豆果は肉質で，数珠(じゅず)状にくびれてたれ下がり，中は粘る。材は家具，器具とし，樹は街路樹，庭木とする。
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