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plum (a)   
paisom-bazaha ~ a plum
pesombazaha ~ [Vazaha, foreign.] The plum or plum tree. Prunus domestica.

plum tree (a)   
pesombazaha ~ [Vazaha, foreign.] The plum or plum tree. Prunus domestica.

plumb-line   
pilao ~ a plumb-line or plummet

plume the feathers (to)   
miono-belona ~ to plume the feathers

pluming   
ono-belona ~ [velona, alive.] pluming the feathers of poultry

plummet   
pilao ~ a plumb-line or plummet

plumo (to be made)   
botrabotraina ~ [Provincial] to be made plump or fat

plump   
badobadony ~ compact; well proportioned, as a horse, plump as a young woman; chubby, as children.
bofona ~ chubby, plump, sturdy. Sometimes it is used as an appellative expressing fondness and familiarity, a child being addressed as Ibofona, or Rabofona.
balangony ~ same as badobadony, but chiefly used of children. Plump, well set, compact. See botrabotra.
bolangina ~ plump, chubby, fat, sleek, well-conditioned. Used mostly of children. See <1dongadonga#>.
bonanaka ~ plump, fat. See botrabotra, dongadonga
fatrofatro ~ full made, plump and strong; applied to young people. See botra, donga.
fatro ~ full made, plump and strong; applied to young people. See botra, donga.
mibotataka ~ to be fat, to be plump, to be sturdy

plumpness   
bonaka ~ inflation, turgescence, plumpness

plume   
volosana ~ qu'on plume, qu'on effeuille, dont on enlève l'enveloppe ~ qu'on plume

plume (une)   
penina ~ plume à écrire
volo ~ cheveux, poil ~ Chez les animaux et l'homme : poils ou plumes, cheveux, etc.

plumer   
mamolo ~ plumer, effeuiller, enlever les feuilles, les petites branches, l'enveloppe des épis de maïs ~ plumer ; dépouiller les épis de maïs

plumes de la queue d'un oiseau   
volombody ~ plumes de la queue des oiseaux

plumet   
beraona ~ [Tankarana] plumet.

plumez   
volosy ~ Volosy ny vorontsiloza (Plumez le dindon) ~ Volosy ny fary (Enlevez les feuilles des cannes à sucre) ~ Volosy ny katsaka (Enlevez les enveloppes des épis de maïs)

  
Plumbago
plumieri
plumosa