kololo, a var. of the bottle-gourd; vide under [duma].
komaya (Kano), Eragrostis tremula, Hochst. (Gramineæ). A common wild fodder grass; grain eaten in scarcity. Syn. burburwa (Sok.). komaya ta fadama, Eragrostis biformis, Kunth. and other spp.; taller grasses of wet places, resembling [komaya].
komfa or chitta komfa, a var. of spice; vide under [chitta].
korkoro (Kontagora), a grass, vide [fafewa]. cf. also [kwarkoro], vide under [kwarko].
ḳosai, vide under [wake].
ḳosain rogo, Dioscorea dumetorum, Pax. (Dioscorideæ); a species of wild yam with 3-fol. leaves. Syn. rogon biri.
kosfa = the shell or pod of a dehiscent fruit.
kuḅewa, Hibiscus esculentus, Linn. (Malvaceæ). Okra. A broad-leaved malvaceous plant cultivated for its mucilaginous capsules used as a vegetable. Syn. guro (Sok.);
takeyi (East Hausa) = soup of okra (from the Ful. name takeiyeji). (kubewa, pumpkin, vide [kabewa]).
kubla (Sok.), or kulla, Thonningia sanguinea, Vahl. (Balanophoreæ); a parasitic plant found in the bush, with an aromatic root used as a spice.