labaye = [tofo], q.v. sprouting leaves of any plant; (sabon ganye mai tofo).
laḅayi, a var. of cotton; vide under [abduga].
laḅanda, a name given to several varieties of grass used for thatching; in Sokoto and Zanfara generally = Andropogon apricus, var. africanus, Hack. vide [jan baḳo].
labsur or lausur, Lepidium sativum, Linn. (Cruciferæ). “Common” or “Garden Cress.” Cultivated in Kano, &c. The seeds are a native medicine called [algarif], q.v.
labuje, a var. of kola nut; vide under [goro].
ladiko? a species of bean; vide [ḅarankachi]. (Possibly = lalego (Kano), a sort of hand-rattle used by women).
laka, vide under [shalla].
lalaki (Sok.), vide under [shinkafa].
lalemo (Sok.), a grass for thatching.
lalle, Lawsonia alba, Lam. (Lythrarieæ). “Egyptian Privet” or “Henna;” a small shrub planted for the sake of the leaves which are used all over the Sudan, in Egypt and the East, to dye the nails, &c.