ḳarḳara (Kano, &c.), Acacia campylacantha, Hochst. (= A. Catechu, Willd. Leguminosæ); a thorny acacia which yields a good gum used in commerce and medicinally. Syn. karki (Sok. Kats. and Zanf.), and ḳayar raḳumi; also ḳaro (Kano, Sok. and Kats. the name merely meaning gum and applied to other trees). vide also [farichin shafo] or [ḳumbar shafo].
karkashi or kalkashi, Ceratotheca sesamoides, Endl. (Pedaliaceæ). A prostrate herb with viscid juice and flowers similar to [riḍi], or beni seed, q.v. Leaves used in soup, &c. Syn. [yauḍo], Sok. q.v.
karkashin zomo, Indigofera bracteolata, G. et P. (Leguminosæ). A very common plant in the bush, with small leaves and red flowers.
karki, vide [ḳarḳara].
ḳaro, vide under [ḳarḳara]. (A name chiefly applied to Acacia campylacantha, but sometimes to other gum or resin-producing trees, e.g. kadaura, &c.); vide under [maje].
kasara, Chloris robusta, Stapf, a tall grass with white radiating flower-spikes, found in the beds of rivers.
karmami = leafy shoots of [dawa], [gero], &c.
ḳarri = palm fronds; chiefly applied to [giginya]; vide [kaba] and [gangame].
kasfiya (Sok. Kats. and Zanf.), Crossopteryx Kotschyana, Fenzl. (Rubiaceæ). A tree with bunches of whitish flowers and small hard black fruit. Also called kashin awaki (from the appearance of the fruit).
kashe kaji, vide under [kaskawami].