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Definition: Trehala
Trehala
\Tre*ha"la\, n. (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 also
nest sugar.
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