jiri, Stereospermum Kunthianum, Cham. (Bignoniaceæ). A tree with beautiful pink flowers, smooth bark and slender pendulous pods; more commonly called [sansami], q.v.
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kaba, the fronds of the [goriba], q.v. or “Dum Palm,” Hyphæne Thebaica, Mart. (less applied to other palms, e.g. kabar giginya); used for plaiting mats, baskets, cordage, &c. cf. [gangame], [kankami], and ḳarri.
kabar giwa (Kano and East), Aloe Barteri, Baker? (Liliaceæ); an aloe with speckled succulent sharp-pointed leaves and yellow or red flowers. Syn. [zabo] (Sok.), q.v.
ḳabdodo or ḳaudodo (Sok. and Kats.), or ḳwododo, Capparis tomentosa, Lam. (Capparideæ); a thorny shrub of climbing habit with a small orange-like fruit. vide [haujeri] (Katagum, &c.), and ?chauchaka (Zanfara), also ?chizaki.
kabewa (Kano, &c. = kubewa, Sok. but not [kuḅewa], the okra, q.v.) Cucurbita Pepo, DC. (Cucurbitaceæ). Pumpkin or Pompion; (probably also C. maxima, Duch. Squash Gourd) a large cultivated gourd with harsh foliage and yellow flowers. Syn. goji (Zaria). kabushi (Sok.), or ruguguwa (Kano) = a long var. (var. ovifera) the Vegetable Marrow. gundar kabewa = the small immature fruits, used in soup; cf. under [ḍorowa].
kabido, a long waterproof hood, made usually from palm-leaf of [tukuruwa], q.v.
kachalla (Kanuri), vide [shalla] or [salla].
kaḍa (Sok.), Cotton or the Cotton Plant; vide [abduga].
kaḍa kaḍa (Kontagora), Cienfuegosia heteroclada, Sprague, (Bixineæ). A low shrub with pink flowers appearing from the base, and pods with a rusty wool resembling cotton.