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| MALAGASY WORD |  |
voafotsy |
| SYNTAX | noun | |
| MALAGASY DEFINITION | Voankazo avy amin' ny hazo kely maniry; [...] [full text in Rajemisa 1985] | |
| fandramana [Betsileo] [Rajemisa 1985] | ||
| kirandrambavy [Sakalava] [Rajemisa 1985] | ||
| ENGLISH TRANSLATION | 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 [Richardson 1885] | |
| Also Psychotria obtusifolia, Lam., same as kirandrambehivavy [Betsimisaraka] [Richardson 1885] | ||
| Also a species of Alsodeia. [Sihanaka] [Richardson 1885] | ||
| A plant used to make a kind of tea [Hallanger 1973] | ||
| FRENCH TRANSLATION | Arbuste dont les feuilles servent à faire une boisson comme celle du thé. Aphloia theaeformis, Benn. [Abinal 1888] | |
| Plante pour faire le thé [Hallanger 1974] | ||
| VOCABULARY | Botany: grasses and bushes ~ Health | |
| SYNONYMS | fandramanana ~ kirandrambavy ~ kirandrambehivavy ~ ravimboafotsy | |
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