MALAGASY WORD bonara
SYNTAX   noun
MALAGASY DEFINITION   Karazan-kazo fanao alokaloka sy aro-rivotra amin'ny voly kafe, [Tanala] [Rakotosaona 1972]
   Karazan-kazo an' ala maniry indrindra an [...] [full text in Rajemisa 1985]
ENGLISH TRANSLATION   A tree which supplies a remedy for syphilitic tumours. Albizia lebbeck, Bth. The Sakalava use the bark in tatooing, and the scent of the flower is said to produce malarial fever. [French bois noir] [Richardson 1885]
   Albizia
¶  Cassia [Schatz 2001]
FRENCH TRANSLATION   Bois-noir. Albizia lebbeck, Benth. [Abinal 1888]
   Espèce d'arbre, bois noir. [Antankarana] [David 1952]
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