Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sugarlike, edible substance obtained from the pupal case of any of several weevils of the genus Larinus of the Middle East.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of manna excreted in Persia and Turkey by an insect, Larinus maculatus, in the form of cocoons, consisting chiefly of starch, sugar, and gum derived from the species of globe-thistle (Echinops Persica) on which it feeds. Also called
Turkish manna .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) An amorphous variety of manna obtained from the nests and cocoons of a Syrian coleopterous insect (
Larinus maculatus ,Larinus nidificans , etc.) which feeds on the foliage of a variety of thistle. It is used as an article of food, and is called alsonest sugar .
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- noun
Manna from the cocoons of the insects Larinusmaculatus and Larinusnidificans .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin trehāla, from Ottoman Turkish tīqāla, from Persian tīghāl.]
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From New Latin trehāla, from Turkish , from Persian تیغال (tīgẖāl, "a kind of manna").
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fbharjo commented on the word trehala
source of manna
September 28, 2008