Tre*ha"la (?), n. (Chem.) 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.
Tre*ha"la (?), n. (Chem.) 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.