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Entry1  bontona
Part of speech  2  noun
Explanations in Malagasy  3  Karazan-kazo vaventy, anisan'ny ngeza eto ambonin'ny tany [1.1#158]
Explanations in English  4  a species of baobab tree. Adansonia madagascariensis, B. The wood soaked in the water is given to cattle to drink to fatten them for the market, the fat, however, being of an unnatural character. Same as za and mboio [Sakalava] [1.2]
Explanations in French  5  baobab. Adansonia digitata [1.3#88]
6  baobab [Tanosy] [1.78]
7  nom d'une espèce d'arbre ; sorte de baobab. (bozo). [Tankarana] [1.19]
8  (du malais buntal : gonflement, enflure). Nom générique des baobabs : Adansonia digitata L., Adansonia madagascariensis Baill. et Adansonia za Baill. (Malvaceae). [Sakalava] [1.196]
Vocabulary  9  Botany
Synonyms  10  bozo, mboio, za
Scientific name 
11  Adansonia digitata
12  Adansonia madagascariensis
    Adansonia za
Quotes  13  Texts mentioning bontona
Updated on 2021/02/21