kudaku (Sok. Zanf., &c.). Sweet Potato. vide [dankali].
ḳuduji, Striga senegalensis, Benth. (Scrophularineæ). A red-flowered parasitic weed common in cultivated fields. It is believed to destroy the growing [dawa], and hence is called makasar dawa or makasha. Syn. wuta wuta; gaugayi ?(Gobir).
kufi, an oily extract made from the seeds of zurma (Castor Oil, Ricinus communis), chi ni da zugu (Physic Nut, Jatropha Curcas), and aduwa (Balanites ægyptiaca); used as an application for sores in domestic stock.
kugundugu, vide under [dankali].
kujeme, vide under [kaḍanya].
kuka, Adansonia digitata, B. Juss. (Malvaceæ). “Baobab,” “Monkey Bread Tree,” “Sour Gourd.” Inner bark used for rope, strings of musical instruments, &c. The acid and mucilaginous pulp of the fruit is used in various ways as food and drink. kwaikwaiyo (Kano) = the husk or shell of the indehiscent fruit; garin kuka = the mealy acid pulp around the seeds; guntsu (Kano) = seeds of kuka (Ful. gorgomi); daudawar kuka = fermented cakes made from the seeds (as with [ḍorowa], q.v.), also called katsami (Kano and East); chusar doki = pounded leaves of kuka, with dusa and kanwa, used as food or medicine for horses; miyar kuka or kalun kuka = the leaves used for soup; kumbali = the Baobab flower.
kukuki, Sterculia tomentosa, Guill. et Perr. (Sterculiaceæ); a common tree which yields a gum like tragacanth; the bark contains an almost tasteless watery juice which is sucked by thirsty carriers, &c.
kulbutu, vide [tsana].
kulla, vide [kubla].
kuloko (Sok., &c.) = a black dye for leather, prepared as a fermented extract of “Sant Pods” ([bagaruwa], q.v. Acacia arabica), and kwan mukera (blacksmiths’ refuse of fused iron oxide and carbon), and mixed with honey or syrup.