The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Larinus maculatus — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nest sugar — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trehala — noun Manna from the cocoons of the insects Larinus maculatus and Larinus nidificans. Syn: nest sugar … Wiktionary
tréhala — [tʀeala] n. m. ÉTYM. 1858, cit.; turc tigalah. ❖ ♦ Méd. Galle produite sur des chardons par la piqûre d un charançon (larinus nidificans) et qui contient un sucre amer. 0 M. Guibourt a adressé à l Académie des sciences la description d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
tréhala — (tré a la) s. m. Matière pharmaceutique et alimentaire, féculente, déposée sur une synanthérée du genre échinope par le larinus nidificans (Guibourt), qui la dégorge de son estomac et en forme les parois de son nid ; il est nommé pour cela sucre… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
