maḍachi or maḍwachi (Sok.), Khaya senegalensis, A. Juss. (Meliaceæ). A large timber tree; one of the species of “African Mahogany.” The bark is much used medicinally. (Etym. from the bitter bark).
maḍachin ḳassa, Aristolochia albida. Syn. dumar dutsi; vide under [gaḍaukuka].
maḍaḍafi, Desmodium lasiocarpum, DC. (Leguminosæ); an undershrub the seeds of which are covered with minute hooked hairs which adhere to the clothing; vide [ḍan kaḍafi].
maḍaḍafin kusu, vide [ḳarangiyar kusu].
maḍas or maḍat, a poison usually made from [tururibi], q.v. used for killing fish and vermin, as well as criminally.
madobia, Pterocarpus erinaceus, Poir. (Leguminosæ). An “African Rosewood” or “Bloodwood.” A large tree with yellow flowers and flat winged fruit with soft prickles. The blood-red resin from the trunk is a variety of “African Kino,” or “Dragon’s Blood,” a medicinal astringent. The bark is in some districts used as a red dye or cosmetic like [majigi], q.v. where the latter is scarce.
maga, a var. of date; vide under [ḍabino].
maganin kunama (Katagum), the local name for a leguminous weed with yellow flowers and inflated pods, used as a remedy for scorpion bite; Crotalaria atrorubens, Hochst.
magariya, Zizyphus jujuba, Lam. (Rhamnaceæ). “Jujube Tree.” A thorny shrub, resembling [kurna], q.v. with pale brown edible berries.
magariyar kura, Zizyphus mucronata, Willd. (Rhamnaceæ). “Buffalo-horn.” A thorny scrambling shrub with red-brown berries; not edible.