gazara, a tall grass, used for arrow-shafts.
gazari, a var. of kola nut; vide under [goro].
gazari or gizeri (Hadeija), Mærua sp. (Capparideæ); a tree with smooth bark, whitish flowers and small beaded pods.
geḍa (Kano, &c.), gyaḍa (Sok.), Arachis hypogæa, L. (Leguminosæ). “Ground Nut.” “Monkey Nut.” “Archides.” “Earth-pea.” In Sokoto usually called [gujiya], q.v. Eaten raw or roasted or prepared in various ways. man geḍa = the expressed oil, used for cooking and as an illuminant; harawar geḍa, ground-nut hay, a valuable dry-season fodder; kwalli kwalli, balls or rings like doughnuts, made of ground-nut paste fried in oil. gujiya kolanche (Sok.), a var. of geḍa with long pods.
geḍar awaki, common leguminous weeds of fields, with yellow flowers and inflated pods, used as fodder. Syn. hudar awaki, biranar awaki, &c. (Crotalaria cylindrocarpa, DC. C. atrorubens, Hochst. C. macrocalyx, Benth. C. maxillaris, Hochst. and other species).
geḍar kurumi, Pterocarpus esculentus, Sch. et Thon. (Leguminosæ); a tree of river banks and forests in the south, with yellow flowers and short irregularly shaped 2-seeded pods; the seeds—called also gunduru—are roasted and eaten in scarcity.
geḍar ruwa, Trapa bispinosa, Roxb. (Onagrarieæ). “Water Chestnut.” “Water Caltrop.” An aquatic plant with floating leaves and edible horned fruit, cultivated in ponds. (Scarcely known in Hausa; the name is the equivalent of the Ful. biriji diam). Syn. kwankwarita (East Hausa).
gemen kusu or g. ḅera, Fimbristylis exilis, R. and S. (and other spp. Cyperaceæ); a small tufted sedge with very slender leaves and slightly fragrant root. Syn. riḍin tuji.
gero, Pennisetum typhoideum, Rich. (= P. spicatum, R. and S.). “Bulrush Millet.” “Pearl Millet.” cf. [maiwa] (P. spicatum, var.), and [damro]; (vide also under [karmami] and [yabainya]).
Some of the varieties of gero are:—