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trehala

trehala noun: manna from the cocoons of the insects Larinus maculatus and Larinus nidificans.

Noun

trehala (usually uncountable, plural trehalas)

  1. (usually) Manna from the cocoons of the insects Larinus maculatus and Larinus nidificans.
    Synonyms:
    nest sugar

Synonyms of trehala

  • nest sugar

Forms of trehala

pluraltrehalas

Origin of trehala

From New Latin trehāla, from Turkish tıgala, from Classical Persian تیغال (tīġāl, “a kind of manna”).

Words formed from trehala

Words that rhyme with trehala

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Questions about trehala

What does trehala mean?
Trehala means manna from the cocoons of the insects Larinus maculatus and Larinus nidificans.
What part of speech is trehala?
Trehala is a noun.
What is the plural of trehala?
The plural of trehala is trehalas.

Words near trehala in the dictionary

  1. Tregos
  2. Tregoss
  3. Tregothnan
  4. Tregs
  5. Trehafod
  6. trehala
  7. trehalas
  8. trehalase
  9. trehalases
  10. trehalohydrolase
  11. trehalohydrolases

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