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Entry (1/2)1  amborasaha
Part of speech  2  noun
Explanations in Malagasy  3  [1.1] Zavamaniry fanao ody tazo manampy ny kininina ny fakany, sady manakely ny atodintazo (Burasaia madagascariensis)
Explanations in English  4  [1.2] [Sihanaka] [saha, a field.] A shrub, from the leaves of which the Sihanaka make a decoction and give to those who are possessed by the vazimba, as also to those who have gonorrhea. The fruit is also pounded and rubbed on the fontanelle of newly-born children. Tambourissa sp.
Explanations in French  5  [1.196] (1) (de ambora = nom générique des tambourissa, et saha = vallée).
Tambourissa baronii Drake (Monimiaceae) [Sihanaka]
Tambourissa hildebrandtii Perkins et Tambourissa trichophylla Baker (Monimiaceae). Voir ambora (1). [Bezanozano]
Vocabulary  6  Botany: medicinal plants
Elementary words  7  ambora, saha
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Entry (2/2)12  amborasaha
Part of speech  13  noun
Explanations in French  14  [1.196] corruption d'ambarasaha, et hybridation avec ambora, d'où de nombreuses confusions.
Burasaia gracilis Decne. (nom déjà mentionné par Chapelier 1803). Burasaia madagascariensis (Baill.) Diels ; Spirospermum penduliflorum DC. (Ménispermaceae). [Betsimisaraka]
Pittosporum ochrosiifolium Bojer (Pittosporaceae). [Bezanozano]
Hypericum lanceolatum Lam. (Hypericaceae). [Merina]
Vocabulary  15  Botany: grass
Elementary words  16  ambora, saha
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Updated on 2025/02/02