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| Entry (1/2) | 1 voafotsy |
| Root | 2fotsy |
| 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] |
| Synonyms | 8finotsy |
| Entry (2/2) | 9 voafotsy |
| 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, Bezanozano, Betsileo] [1.196] |
| Vocabulary | 21 Botany: medicinal plants |
| Synonyms | 22fandramanana, kirandrambavy, kirandrambehivavy, ravimboafotsy |
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