katsări, Albizzia Chevalieri, Harms. (Leguminosæ); a tree of the acacia type, with loose balls of whitish fragrant flowers and flat brown pods; the bark is used by tanners in some districts.
kauchi, Loranthus pentagona, DC. (and L. dodoneæfolius, DC. and other spp.) (Loranthaceæ). A parasitic shrub commonly growing on various trees; e.g. on ḳadanya called kauchin kaḍai. Used medicinally and as a charm. vide also under [sansami]. Sometimes called W. Indian Mistletoe.
ḳaudodo, vide [ḳabdodo].
kaura, a var. of [dawa], q.v.
kawo, Afzelia africana, Smith (Leguminosæ); one of the African Mahoganies or “Mahogany Bean,” a large shade tree, with thick very hard pods and large black seeds. The seeds are sold as a medicinal charm called [fasa daga], q.v. The leaves are used as a cattle food.
ḳawuri, Ficus kawuri, Hutch. (Urticaceæ); a large tree of the fig family, yielding a white latex collected as rubber. (Ficus glumosa, Del. is included).
ḳayar giwa, a ground-trailer with thorny stem and a tuberous root edible when cooked; sometimes used in famine. Syn. doyar giwa.
ḳayar ḳadangare, Asparagus Pauli-Guilelmi, Solms. and Laub. and other spp. (Liliaceæ); a straggling half-climbing plant with prickles and acicular leaves. Syn. masun ḳadangare (“lizard’s spears”); more commonly called [tsatsarar ḅera], but vide also [ḳarangiyar kusu]. Stems used for traps, &c.
ḳayar kusu? vide [kwaranga].
ḳayar raḳumi, vide under [ḳarḳara].