| Entry | |
fandramanana |
| Part of speech | noun | |
| Malagasy definition | (fandramanaña) ravimboafotsy na ny hazony (fotony) [Tanala] [Rakotosaona 1972] | |
| Anaran-kafa iantsoana ny voafotsy [Rajemisa 1985] | ||
| English translation | An osier; a shrub, the leaves of which are used as a substitute for tea, also as a medicine for gonorrhea. By the Betsileo it is used for sprains or dislocations, the leaves being boiled and applied locally. It is also used by them for sores or wounds, the stem being scraped on the sore. Aphloia theaeformis, Benn. Same as voafotsy [Richardson 1885] | |
| Scientific name | Aphloia theaeformis | |
| Vocabulary | Botany: trees Health | |
| Synonyms | voafotsy | |
| Entry | |
fandramanana (andra) |
| Part of speech | noun | |
| English translation | A charm, or philtre, or love charm. [Richardson 1885] | |
| Vocabulary | Religions, Beliefs | |
| Updated on 2012/11/12 |
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