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Entry

1  ampelantsifotra

Elementary words

2  ampela, 3  sifotra

Part of speech

4  noun

Explanations in English

5  [sifotra, a kind of snail.] Ipomoea leucantha, Jacq. A climbing plant [Betsimisaraka] [1.2]

Explanations in French

6  (de ampela = jeune fille, fiancée et sifotra = escargot ; c'est "la fiancée de l'escargot" parce que cette jolie liane pousse dans les endroits frais qu'il affectionne). Ipomoea leucantha Jacq. (Convolvulaceae). [Betsimisaraka] [1.196]

Vocabulary

7  Botany: grass

Scientific name

Ipomoea leucantha

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Updated on 2025/09/12