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ya, a species of fig-tree; vide [wa].
yaḅi = arrow-poison; vide [kwankwani]. (yaḅa = to smear). Syn. zabgai.
yabainya (Kano), the young plants of [dawa] or [gero], (which contain prussic acid and are in some circumstances highly poisonous until they reach a certain stage of growth).
yaḍiya, Leptadenia lancifolia, Decne. (Asclepiadeæ). A common twiner with half-succulent leaves and a thick greenish sap; leaves and flowers used as food, and bark for fibre.
yaḍiyar kada, Taccazea Barteri, Baill. (Apocynaceæ). A twiner with milky juice, common on trees, &c. near streams; (including other species).
yaji or yan yaji, a general name for spice; vide [chitta], [kubla], &c.
ya ḳi ruwan Allah, vide under [kwarko].
yako (Sok. and Kats.), Ipomœa pilosa, Sweet, and other spp. (Convolvulaceæ). A rough-leaved convolvulus common on fences, &c. in towns; vide under [barmatabo]. The dried leaves form a medicine called dankon kuyangi.
yakuwa, Hibiscus Sabdariffa, Linn. (Malvaceæ). “Red Sorrel,” “Rosella.” A cultivated plant with acid leaves and succulent calyx (usually red in colour), used as a vegetable. Syn. sure (Sok.). gurguzu = seeds of yakuwa; daudawar beso = seeds boiled and crushed and the oil extracted, used for soup and as a medicinal vehicle. zoḅarodo = the fleshy calyces of yakuwa used in food, as a beverage, &c.