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Entry

1  ravimpotsy

Elementary words

2 ravina, 3 fotsy

Part of speech

4  noun

Explanations in English

5 [Betsimisaraka] the traveller's tree. [1.2]

Explanations in French

6 [Betsimisaraka] (de ravina : feuilles et fotsy : blanches). Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn. (Strelitziaceae). Les feuilles deviennent blanches, ou plutôt grises, quand on les fait sécher comme matériaux de construction. [1.196]

Vocabulary

7  Botany: palm

Synonyms

8 akondrohazo, bakabia, bemavo, fontsy, ravinala

Scientific name

9 Ravenala madagascariensis

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Updated on 2026/02/04