tréhala — [tʀeala] n. m. ÉTYM. 1858, cit.; turc tigalah. ❖ ♦ Méd. Galle produite sur des chardons par la piqûre d un charançon (larinus nidificans) et qui contient un sucre amer. 0 M. Guibourt a adressé à l Académie des sciences la description d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trehala — Trehala, heißen im Orient hohle Massen von der Größe einer Olive, welche auf den Zweigen einer Echinopsart durch die Larve einer Coleoptere erzeugt werden; sie dienen als Nahrungsmittel u. bestehen hauptsächlich aus Stärkemehl, Gummi u. einer der … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
trehala — trə̇ˈhälə noun ( s) Etymology: probably from French tréhala, from Turkish tıgala, from Persian tīghāl : a sweet edible substance constituting the pupal covering of an Asiatic beetle (prob. Larinus maculatus) … Useful english dictionary
trehala — /tri hah leuh/, n. an edible, sugary substance secreted by certain Asiatic beetles of the genus Larinus, forming their pupal covering. [1860 65; < NL < Turk tigala < Pers tighal] * * * … Universalium
trehala — noun Manna from the cocoons of the insects Larinus maculatus and Larinus nidificans. Syn: nest sugar … Wiktionary
trehala — A saccharine substance containing trehalose and resembling manna, excreted by a parasitic beetle, Larinus maculatus. [Fr., fr. Turk. tigala, fr. Pers. tighal] … Medical dictionary
trehala — tre·ha·la … English syllables
trehala — /trəˈhalə/ (say truh hahluh) noun an edible, sugar like secretion of the larvae of certain beetles of the genus Larinus, found in parts of western Asia. {? French, from modern Turkish} …
Larinus maculatus — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
