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Trehala

Webster's Dictionary

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Trehala'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/trehala.html. 1828.