Trehala

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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