# A Hausa botanical vocabulary

Author: Dalziel, J. M. (John McEwen), 1872-1948

Genre: Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74245

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## Summary

=abduga= or =auduga=, indigenous species of Gossypium (Malvaceæ)—G. peruvianum, Cav. G. punctatum, Sch. et Thon. G. obtusifolium, Roxb. G. arboreum, L. with varieties, hybrids and other introduced species. The Cotton Plant or raw cotton. Syn. =kaḍa= (Sok.). Varieties known in different districts are:—_ba ka tuka_, or _ba tuka_, _ya tabshi_, _ya tsauri_, or _ya ḳarifi_, _kwanta Ali da zugu_, _Ba-Gwandare_, _yar gari_ (G. obtusifolium, var. africana, Watt.), _gwundi_ (G. peruvianum var. with red leaf veins), _chukwi_, _laḅayi_ (G. punctatum), and _kanawa_ or _matan kanawa_ (G. arboreum, L. var. sanguinea, Watt.); the leaves of the last or of _gwundi_ are used for making a red dye for thread...

## Chapters

- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-hausa-botanical-vocabulary-74245/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-hausa-botanical-vocabulary-74245/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-hausa-botanical-vocabulary-74245/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-hausa-botanical-vocabulary-74245/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-hausa-botanical-vocabulary-74245/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-hausa-botanical-vocabulary-74245/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-hausa-botanical-vocabulary-74245/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-hausa-botanical-vocabulary-74245/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-hausa-botanical-vocabulary-74245/chapters/9/index.md)