kokamas

Noun

kokama (plural kokamas)

1. A gemsbok.
   • I have heard that the Matabili have no name for this animal; but the Bechuana term is "Kokama."1876, The Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London, page 289
2. (India) A mangosteen.
   • Kokama or amsul is the pulp of the fruit cleared of the seeds and dried in the sun and slightly salted. It is of a black colour and an oval shape. The epidermis is wrinkled. At the base of kokama the calyx and the remainder of the stalk are often seen.1903, Rustomjee Naserwanjee Khory, Nanabhai Navrosji Katrak, Materia medica of India and their therapeutics, page 80
3. A variety of corn with purple kernels cultivated by the Hopi.
   • Contrast of first and most recent regenerations of USDA Hopi kokoma and blue maize varieties conserved ex situ.1999, Virginia D. Nazarea, Ethnoecology: Situated Knowledge/located Lives, →ISBN, page 140
4. A variety of grass Rottboellia cochinchinensis.
   • Kokoma or guinea grass (Rottboelia exaltata) is a heavy cropping plant which makes good silage.1954, Stephen John Watson, Abstracts on the Conservation of Grass and Other Forage Crops Up to 1939