Entry (1/2) | 1 voafotsy |
Root | 2 fotsy |
Part of speech | 3 past participle |
Explanations in English |
4 whitened, cleaned. [1.2] |
Explanations in French |
5 blanchi, approprié [1.3#191] |
Examples |
6 Efa voafotsy ny halotoana. [2.499#100] 7 ary koa fotsimbary madio (tsy fanao ny gamela, na vary mbola tsy voafotsy tsara. [2.245#20] |
Entry (2/2) | 8 voafotsy |
Root | 9 voa |
Part of speech | 10 noun |
Explanations in Malagasy |
11 voankazo avy amin' ny hazo kely maniry; fanao fisotro mahasalama ny raviny raha ampangotrahina. [1.1] 12 fandramana [Betsileo] [1.1] 13 kirandrambavy [Sakalava] [1.1] |
Explanations in English |
14 a shrub, the leaves of which are used as a substitute for tea; also employed for strangury and gonorrhea. A decoction of the same is used in cases of ascites. Aphloia theaeformis, Benn., same as fandramanana [1.2] 15 Also Psychotria obtusifolia, Lam., same as kirandrambehivavy [Betsimisaraka] [1.2] 16 also a species of Alsodeia. [Sihanaka] [1.2] 17 a plant used to make a kind of tea [1.7] |
Explanations in French |
18 arbuste dont les feuilles servent à faire une boisson comme celle du thé. Aphloia theaeformis, Benn. [1.3] 19 plante pour faire le thé [1.8] 20 (de voa : fruit, et fotsy : blanc). Nom et identité déjà dans Malzac. Aphloia theiformis (Vahl) Benn. (Aphloiaceae). Les petits fruits blancs sont comestibles mais sans grand intérêt. [Merina] [1.196] 21 [Bezanozano] 22 [Betsileo] |
Vocabulary |
23 Botany: medicinal plants |
Scientific name |
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Updated on 2024/10/14 |