buran jaki, vide under [gwazar giwa].
buran kare, vide under [ḳwododon kwaḍo]. (The name is also used for certain fungi).
buran zaki, Cucumis metuliferus, E. Hey. (Cucurbitaceæ). Syn. [nonon kura], q.v.
burburwa (Sok., &c.), Eragrostis tremula, Hochst. (Gramineæ); a wild grass about 2 feet high; an excellent fodder; seeds eaten in scarcity. Syn. komaya (Kano, &c.). burburwar fadama, komaya ta fadama, Eragrostis biformis, Kunth. and perhaps other species; grasses 2 to 4 feet high in meadows, &c. vide also under [tsintsiya].
burtuntuna, Ustilago sp. a smut fungus which affects the fruiting [dawa], forming a black powder; also called bunsuru.
burugu (Sok.), Panicum stagninum, Koen. (Gramineæ); a grass whose growth chokes up swampy streams; a good fodder; the soft juicy stems are sucked or made into sugar-water.
burungu, unhusked rice. Syn. shanshera; vide under [shinkafa].
ḅurzu, Vernonia Perottetii, Sch. Bip. (Compositæ); a weed of cultivated fields, with blue thistle-like flowers. ḅurzun ḍinya = the stone of the fruit of [ḍinya], q.v.
bushi (Sok.), Bergia suffruticosa, Fenzl. (Elatineæ); a low heath-like plant, used medicinally. Syn. babar giwa (Hadeija, &c.).
buta, one of the varieties of the “Bottle-gourd;” vide under [duma].