Associations to the word «Manna»

Wiktionary

MANNA, noun. Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
MANNA, noun. By extension, any good thing which comes into one's hands by luck or good fortune.
MANNA, noun. The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.[1]
MANNA, proper noun. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae.
MANNA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae.
MANNA ASH, noun. An ash tree, Fraxinus ornus, native to southern Europe.
MANNA CROUP, noun. The portions of hard wheat kernels not ground into flour by the millstones: a kind of semolina prepared in Russia and used for puddings, soups, etc.
MANNA CROUP, noun. The husked grains of manna grass.
MANNA GUM, noun. Any of various eucalyptus trees that exude manna, especially Eucalyptus viminalis, found in Australia.
MANNA GUMS, noun. Plural of manna gum

Dictionary definition

MANNA, noun. Hardened sugary exudation of various trees.
MANNA, noun. (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus.

Wise words

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