ḍata or ḍwata, a small bitter native tomato; vide under [gauta].
ḍataniya or ḍwatana, Thelepogon elegans, Roth. (Gramineæ); a bitter grass given to horses as a tonic. Syn. gishirin ḍawaki and ḍan ḍata. (Etym. from the bitter taste).
datsi, Aristida Sieberiana, Trin. (Gramineæ); a long-awned grass, common in the north. jan datsi vide [jan bako].
dauḍa or kwardauḍa, Dicoma tomentosa, Cass. (Compositæ); a small thistle-like weed. Syn. farin dayi. (Etym. perhaps from use as a local application to putrescent wounds).
dauḍar Maguzawa, ?Blepharis linearifolia, Pers. (Acanthaceæ); a prickly plant with blue flowers. Syn. [faskara toyi], and ?[gigi], q.v.
dauḍar ruwa, vide [limniya].
daudawa (Sok.), vide [daddawa] and [ḍorowa]; vide also under [kiriya]. daudawa beso, seeds of [yakuwa] (Hibiscus Sabdariffa, Linn.), q.v. boiled and prepared either for food or as a medicinal vehicle, daudawar kuka, seeds of kuka (Adansonia digitata), made into cakes, &c.
dauro, vide [damro].
dawa, Sorghum vulgare, Pers. (Gramineæ). “Guinea Corn.” “Great Millet.” “Durra.”
The following are some of the numerous varieties:—abantoko (Illo); a chi da gero—grows rapidly and is ripe with the gero;