guro (Sok.), Hibiscus esculentus, Linn. The okra. Syn. [kuḅewa], q.v.
gursami, a plant with radiate tuberous roots eaten in scarcity.
gusu? (Zanfara). Syn. for [tsa], q.v. a shrub—Phyllanthus reticulatus.
gutsuri, vide under [goro].
gwabsa (Sok. Kats. and Zanf.), Cussonia nigerica, Hutch. sp. nov. (Araliaceæ); a tree with large digitate leaves, corrugated bark and odorous sap; often called [takanḍar giwa], q.v.; also hannun kuturu (from the bare leafless branches in the dry season). namijin gwabsa (or takanḍar giwa, Sok. Kats. and Zanf.) = Hannoa undulata, Planch. (Simarubeæ); a tree with pinnate leaves, fragrant white blossoms, and black plum-like fruit.
gwaḍayi or gwoḍeyi, Hippocratea obtusifolia, var. Richardiana, Loes. (Celastrineæ); a twining shrub with tough stems used as tie-tie for tanka, &c., resisting white ants. (Perhaps several plants of similar habit and use are included in the Hausa name; cf. [kana kana]). cf. the expression gwaḍayi, ba saranka, ba ja—if not cut first it cannot be broken by pulling.
gwaigwaya? (Katagum &c.), Cyperus exaltatus, Retz. (Cyperaceæ); a tall sedge of wet places, with 3-angled stem, and radiating numerous flower-spikes. Syn. karan masallachin kogi.
gwalli, vide [gurji].
gwanda or g. Masar, Carica Papaia, Linn. (Papayaceæ). The “Pawpaw” or “Melon Tree.”
gwandar daji, Anona senegalensis, Pers. (Anonaceæ); a species of Custard Apple common in the bush, with yellow edible fruit and fragrant leaves.