ḍumya (Sok.), vide [ḍinya] (Kano).
ḍunḍu, Dichrostachys nutans, Br. (Leguminosæ); a thorny shrub like an acacia, with pendulous lilac-coloured flower-spikes, and clusters of twisted pods; fibre from the root-bark. vide under [meḍi] and [yawa].
dunki, vide [dukki].
durumi, Ficus Syringifolia, Werb. (Urticaceæ); a very familiar species of fig-tree with small figs and heart-shaped shining leaves, affording splendid shade.
dushe (Kano), dussa (East Hausa), Acacia Seyal, Del. (Leguminosæ); the “Talh” gum-acacia; a thorny tree with yellow flower-balls and an ochrey powder on the bark. Syn. jimshi (Sok.), and ?gishishiya (Zanfara).
duza (Sok. and Zanf.), Setaria aurea, Hochst. (Gramineæ). “Bristly Fox-tail Grass;” a grass of damp places, used for thatch. Syn. ḳyasuwar rafi or ḳ. ta fadama. cf. [ḳyasuwa].
ḍwata or ḍata, a small native bitter tomato; vide under [gauta].
ḍwatana, vide [ḍataniya].
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fafewa (Sok. and Zanf.), Pennisetum unisetum, Benth. (Gramineæ); a tall grass with hollow stems and sharp leaf-edges. (Etym. because it rasps the hand—fafe = to scrape.) Syn. karan kauje and korkoro (Kontagora).