sankwo (Kano), Syncolostemon ocymoides, Sch. et Thon. (Labiatæ); a wild herb related to [tumuku], q.v. with wrinkled leaves, spikes of deep red flowers, and a tuberous root. Syn. tumukun biri.
sansami (or sasămi), Stereospermum Kunthianum, Cham. (Bignoniaceæ). A small tree with smooth bark, beautiful pink flowers and long narrow pendulous pods. The bark is used medicinally. Syn. jiri. (This tree is apparently held in much respect; in Sokoto, &c. called ḍan sarikin itatuwa, and not cut for firewood). kauchin sansami, the parasitic plant Loranthus (vide [kauchi]), when growing on this species is considered a lucky find.
farin sansami, vide [shunin biri], and [halshen sa].
sansami (Sok. and Kats.) = foliage.
sansari, vide under [kyamro].
sarakuwar sauro (Katsina, &c.), Leucas martinicensis, R. Br. (Labiatæ); an odorous weed with whorls of small white flowers. (Etym. because supposed to be incompatible with mosquitoes). Syn. ḍeiḍoyar gona.
saran waga, vide under [goro].
sarawan goro, cf. proverb sarawan goro a zanche ni—2 calabashes of kola nuts being bought by two persons are divided for fairness into equal halves, either buyer taking one-half of each.
sare gwiwa, Hygrophila spinosa, T. Anders. (Acanthaceæ); an erect hard plant of damp places with blue flowers and long spines. (Etym. “prick the knee”). Syn. zazar giwa, and dayin giwa.
sarikin jibji (s. juji), vide under [fasa ḳabba] and [babba juji]. (Species of Boerhaavia, Trianthema, and Portulaca are all somewhat succulent weeds of waste places and rubbish heaps, and their names are often interchangeable).