kwalli kwalli, vide under [geḍa].
ḳwalo = the ripe hard-shelled nut of the palm [goriba], q.v. Syn. ḳodago.
kwalshi = the edible kernel of the unripe nut of [goriba] chiefly (but also of [giginya]); q.v.
ḳwama (Sok. and Gobir), a var. of the common bean; vide under [wake].
ḳwandariya, a thorny acacia yielding gum; (?Acacia caffra, Willd.); stems used for walking-sticks; said to be so thorny that biri ya kwana a ḳassa.
kwankwani, Strophanthus hispidus, DC. and S. sarmentosus, DC. (Apocynaceæ). Arrow-poison plants. The former is a shrub with lax branches, frequently cultivated, with long narrow beaked pods; the latter a tall woody climber growing on trees, &c. chiefly in ravines, and has stout obtuse pods. The seeds are the chief and the only essential ingredient in N. Nigerian arrow-poison. Syn. tantsiya (Sok. Ful. tantsiyari). yaḅi (East Hausa) = arrow-poison (from yaḅe to daub or smear); syn. zabgai.
kwankwan dafi (Sok. and Kats.), Indigofera echinata, Willd. (Leguminosæ). vide [gujiyar hankaka].
kwankwarimi (Zanfara), Wissadula rostrata, Planch. (Malvaceæ). A tall stiff undershrub with small yellow flowers; the bark yields a hemp-like fibre. Sometimes called ramar kurimi.
kwankwarita (East Hausa), Trapa bispinosa, Roxb. (Onagrarieæ). “Water Chestnut.” vide under [geḍar ruwa]. The name includes the rhizome of [bădo], q.v.
kwanta Ali da zugu, a var. of the cotton shrub; vide under [abduga].