nanare (Sok.), vide under [shinkafa].

nanake, Aspilia Kotschyi, Benth. and Hook. (Compositæ). A plant in the bush with rough foliage and deep purple flowers.

nata, vide under [goro].

nobe, Cymbopogon sennariensis, var. proximus, Stapf (Gramineæ). A fragrant grass, 2 to 3 feet high, with very narrow leaves; much used for thatch. cf. [tsabre].

nome (Sok., &c.), Sesamum indicum, Linn. Sesame or Beni seed; vide [riḍi].

nonon ḅariya, Lactuca taraxacifolia, Sch. and Thonn. (Compositæ). A field weed with pale yellow flowers and milky juice. (ḅariya = a species of gazelle).

nonon giwa, vide [rahaina].

nonon gwanki, Ficus sp. A tree of the fig tribe with milky juice.

nonon kura, Cucumis metuliferus, E. Mey. (Cucurbitaceæ). A climber with a cucumber-shaped fruit covered with large spines, scarlet when ripe. Also called buran zaki.

nonon kurchiya, Euphorbia hirta, Linn. (= E. pilulifera, &c.), a prostrate weed with clusters of small inconspicuous flowers and milky juice; used medicinally. (Allied species are included, e.g. E. convolvuloides, Hochst. &c.)