lallen jibba or lallen suri, vide [ḳuruḳuru].
lallen shamuwa (Sok.), Gisekia pharnaceoides, Linn. (Ficoideæ); a common spreading weed. (Etym. probably from the ruddy tinge of the plant). Syn. ?dandami.
lalu, Corchorus tridens, L. and C. trilocularis, L. (Tiliaceæ); common weeds related to jute, used as pot-herbs. Syn. turgunuwa; (including also the wild form of C. olitorius, vide under [malafiya]).
lanya, vide [limniya].
lausur, vide [labsur].
lawashi, vide under [albasa].
lawur, 1. = Sweet Potato, vide [dankali]. 2. A var. of [gero], q.v.
lemu, Citrus Medica, var. acida, Brandis (Aurantiaceæ). The Lime. A naturalized shrub in Nigeria. babban lemu or lemun Maka, The Orange (Citrus Aurantium, Linn.). lemun yan sariki, lemun magajiya or lemun Masar, The Citron (Citrus Medica, Linn.); rare but half naturalized near Sokoto. namijin lemu, vide [innuwar gada].
liḍi, vide [riḍi].
limniya or lanya = green algæ forming a slimy growth in stagnant water. Syn. dauḍar ruwa.