fiyaka, vide [jibda ḳassa] and [gaḍaukuka].
fuda or huda = young flower-buds of any tree; cf. [tofo] and [labaye]. hudar awaki, vide [geḍar awaki].
fular tsofo, Polycarpæa linearifolia, DC. (Caryophylleæ); a herb with heads of white chaffy flowers. Syn. [magudiya], q.v. cf. [bakin suda].
fura, a grass, Pennisetum pedicellatum. Syn. [ḳyasuwa], q.v.
fure = a flower; (when unqualified generally = flowers of the tobacco plant).
furen gadu (f. gyado), vide [awarwaro].
furen yan sariki, Lonchocarpus sp.? a tree with panicles of blue or purple flowers; used as a charm by one who hopes to be king.
furfura ta gyatumi (or jatumi), Ærua tomentosa, Forst. (Amaranthaceæ); a hoary white erect plant; vide [alhaji]. (Etym. “hoary locks”). The name is loosely applied to some other plants of white habit.
G
gaba chara (Sok. and Zanf.), Acacia Dalzielli, Craib. (Leguminosæ); a tree with panicles of yellow flower-balls. (Etym. the name of the yellow-breasted thrush Cossypha albicapilla). Syn. gwanno.