ḳurar shanu, Euphorbia ægyptiaca, Boiss. (Euphorbiaceæ); a small weed of pastures with milky juice; used medicinally. Syn. rapasa (Kano).
kurḍi, Burkea africana, Hook. (Leguminosæ); a large hard-wooded tree with black bark and pale twice-pinnate leaves; sometimes called baḳin maḳarfo. (In Sokoto itchen kurḍi = Melia Azedarach, vide [kurnan nasara]). cf. also [kariye gatari].
kurḍin machiji (Katagum), Ipomœa sp. (Convolvulaceæ). A twining convolvulus with purple and white flowers. (Etym. perhaps from the resemblance of the ripe capsules to cowrie shells).
kurgum (Kanuri) = turmeric; vide [gangamau].
kuringa, vide [kwaranga].
kuriya (Sok. and Zanf.), Bombax buonopozense, Beauv. (Malvaceæ). “Red-flowered Silk Cotton Tree.” Syn. [gurjiya], q.v.
kurna, Zizyphus Spina-Christi, Willd. (Rhamnaceæ). A thorny tree with brownish edible berries, common in towns. cf. [magariya].
kurnan nasara (Kontagora, &c.), Melia Azedarach, Linn. (Meliaceæ). “Pride of India,” “Persian or Egyptian Lilac,” or “Bead Tree.” A tree with twice-pinnate leaves and panicles of lilac flowers, often planted in towns. (The ovoid yellow fruit has a superficial resemblance to that of [kurna]. Etym. from its exotic origin; nasara = Christian). In Sokoto called itchen kurḍi or taḅa ni ka samu (kurḍi) from some belief in luck associated with it; seeds called yayan tasbaha because used for rosary beads.
kurtu or kurtun lalle, vide under [duma].
kurukubi, Grewia sp. (Tiliaceæ); a shrub with rough leaves and edible berries.