TREHALA

Etymology

Noun

trehala (usually uncountable, plural trehalas)

Manna from the cocoons of the insects Larinus maculatus and Larinus nidificans.

Synonyms

• (manna): nest sugar

Source: Wiktionary


Tre*ha"la, n. (Chem.)

Definition: An amorphous variety of manna obtained from the nests and cocoons of a Syrian coleopterous insect (Larinus maculatus, L. nidificans, etc.) which feeds on the foliage of a variety of thistle. It is used as an article of food, and is called also nest sugar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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