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Entry

1  amboafotsikely

Elementary words

2  amboa, 3  fotsy, 4  kely

Part of speech

5  noun

Explanations in Malagasy

6  Karazan-javamaniry izay mihorongorona raha vao voakasika [1.1]

Explanations in French

7  (de amboa = le chien, fotsy = blanc et kely = petit ; "le petit chien blanc" ; évoque un petit animal craintif et frémissant). Nom de la "sensitive", Mimosa pudica L. (Mimosaceae), qui replie ses folioles dès qu'on la touche. [Sihanaka] [1.196]

Vocabulary

8  Botany: grass

Analogs

9  mihoronkorona, modimodia, kelimanjakalanitra, amboafotsitenda

Scientific name

Mimosa pudica

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Updated on 2025/09/12