roko, a var. of bean; vide under [wake].
rubiya or lubiya = the edible figs of several species of Ficus:—[ḅaure], [cheḍiya], [durumi], [gamji], q.v. (The name is sometimes extended to include other fruits of similar shape, &c. e.g. dates, the grapes of [dafara], q.v., &c.).
ruguguwa, vide under [kabewa].
ruḳuḅu, vide [zaḳi banza].
roma fada or rauma fada, Scoparia dulcis, L. (Scrophularineæ). “Sweet Broom Weed.” A common herb with small white flowers. (Etym. from use as a charm to ensure “court favour;” roma = rakiya, to act as companion or sponsor). namijin roma fada, Heliotropium zeylanicum, Lam. (Boragineæ); a weed used medicinally; vide under [Gwanja kusa]; (probably applied to several plants with some resemblance to roma fada).
ruman = flowers of pomegranate; vide [rimani]; (ruman, the Indian name).
rumana, Gladiolus spicatus, Klatt. G. quartinianus, A. Rich. G. unguiculatus, Baker, and other species (Irideæ). Common gladioli with edible corms.
rumanan doki, a plant with a larger bulb used as a medicine for horses. A large species in the Benué district is sold for making a sweet food kunun zaḳi.
rumaya, a slender grass with tough stems, used for cordage, tying thatch, &c.
rumfar gada, Cassytha guineensis, Sch. et Thon. (Lauraceæ), a parasitic leafless and rootless twiner like dodder, with wiry stems and small clusters of white flowers and berries. Syn. ?siliyar sulkuwa.