yakuwar fatake or y. mahalba, vide [ayana] and [buḍa yau].
yakuwar ḳaya, y. kwaḍi, y. daji, y. ḳaimamowa, &c. = wild varieties of Hibiscus cannabinus, Linn. a very variable plant; vide [ḳarama mowa] and [rama].
yalo, a variety of the native tomato; vide under [gauta].
yama, a common tall grass of meadows, &c. Cymbopogon rufus, Kunth. used for zana and thatch.
yamḅururu (Sok.), Merremia angustifolia, Hill. fil. (Convolvulaceæ). A prostrate convolvulus with narrow leaves, wiry stems, and small pale yellowish flowers. In some districts called [gadon machiji], q.v. Syn. [gammon bawa], q.v. The name yamḅururu in Kontagora and elsewhere = Ipomœa eriocarpa, R. Br. and other spp.; the smaller variety of twining convolvulus common on fences, &c.
ya manya (Sok.), vide [kain fakara].
yanbama (Sok.), Pennisetum Benthamii, Steud. var. (Gramineæ), a tall grass, 6 to 8 feet high, with cylindrical flower-spike like a smaller [gero]. “Elephant Grass.” cf. [dawar kada].
yandi, a large tree used in native house-building. Ficus sp.
yan guriya = cotton seed; vide under [abduga].
yar gari, a var. of cotton; vide under [abduga].