| Entry (1/2) | 1 amborasaha |
| Elementary words | 2 ambora, 3 saha |
| Part of speech | 4 noun |
| Explanations in Malagasy |
5 Zavamaniry fanao ody tazo manampy ny kininina ny fakany, sady manakely ny atodintazo (Burasaia madagascariensis)
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| Explanations in English |
6 [Sihanaka] [saha, a field.] A shrub, from the leaves of which the Sihanaka make a decoction and give to those who are possessed by the vazimba, as also to those who have gonorrhea. The fruit is also pounded and rubbed on the fontanelle of newly-born children. Tambourissa sp.
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| Explanations in French |
7 (1) (de ambora = nom générique des tambourissa, et saha = vallée).
8 [Sihanaka] Tambourissa baronii Drake (Monimiaceae) 9 [Bezanozano] Tambourissa hildebrandtii Perkins et Tambourissa trichophylla Baker (Monimiaceae). Voir ambora (1). [1.196] |
| Vocabulary | 10 Botany: medicinal plants |
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| Entry (2/2) | 14 amborasaha |
| Elementary words | 15 ambora, 16 saha |
| Part of speech | 17 noun |
| Explanations in French |
18 corruption d'ambarasaha, et hybridation avec ambora, d'où de nombreuses confusions.
19 [Betsimisaraka] Burasaia gracilis Decne. (nom déjà mentionné par Chapelier 1803). Burasaia madagascariensis (Baill.) Diels ; Spirospermum penduliflorum DC. (Ménispermaceae). 20 [Bezanozano] Pittosporum ochrosiifolium Bojer (Pittosporaceae). 21 [Merina] Hypericum lanceolatum Lam. (Hypericaceae). [1.196] |
| Vocabulary | 22 Botany: grass |
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