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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) [1.1]

Explanations in English

6  [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. [Sihanaka] [1.2]

Explanations in French

7  (1) (de ambora = nom générique des tambourissa, et saha = vallée). Tambourissa baronii Drake (Monimiaceae) [Sihanaka] Tambourissa hildebrandtii Perkins et Tambourissa trichophylla Baker (Monimiaceae). Voir ambora (1). [Bezanozano] [1.196]

All compound words

8  amborasahamaitso 9  amborasahatongoborona

Vocabulary

10  Botany: medicinal plants

Scientific name

Tambourissa baronii Tambourissa hildebrandtii     Tambourissa trichophylla

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Entry (2/2)

11  amborasaha

Elementary words

12  ambora, 13  saha

Part of speech

14  noun

Explanations in French

15  corruption d'ambarasaha, et hybridation avec ambora, d'où de nombreuses confusions. Burasaia gracilis Decne. (nom déjà mentionné par Chapelier 1803). Burasaia madagascariensis (Baill.) Diels ; Spirospermum penduliflorum DC. (Ménispermaceae). [Betsimisaraka] Pittosporum ochrosiifolium Bojer (Pittosporaceae). [Bezanozano] Hypericum lanceolatum Lam. (Hypericaceae). [Merina] [1.196]

Vocabulary

16  Botany: grass

Scientific name

Burasaia gracilis Burasaia madagascariensis     Hypericum lanceolatum Pittosporum ochrosiifolium     Spirospermum penduliflorum

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Updated on 2025/09/12