trehala

American

[trih-hah-luh] / trɪˈhɑ lə /

noun

an edible, sugary substance secreted by certain Asiatic beetles of the genus Larinus, forming their pupal covering.

trehala British

/ trɪˈhɑːlə /

noun

an edible sugary substance obtained from the pupal cocoon of an Asian weevil, Larinus maculatus

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Etymology

Origin of trehala

1860–65; < New Latin < Turkish tιgala < Persian tīghāl

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Trehala, trē-h�′la, n. a kind of manna excreted by the insect Larinus maculatus, in the form of cocoons—also Turkish manna.—n.

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Trē′halōse, a sugar extracted from trehala.

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M. Bourlier states that Tréhala, which is abundant in the shops of the Jew drug-dealers of Constantinople, is frequently used by the Arab and Turkish physicians in the form of a decoction, which is regarded by them as of peculiar efficacy in diseases of the respiratory organs.

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The cocoons of Larinus maculatus, called in Turkish Tréhala.

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