Trehala

[tri'hɑ:lә]

Definition

(n.) 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.

Typist: Sean

Definition

n. a kind of manna excreted by the insect Larinus maculatus in the form of cocoons—also Turkish manna.—n. Trē′halōse a sugar extracted from trehala.

Typist: Marcus