| 单词 | manna |
| 释义 | manna n. 1. the substance miraculously supplied as food to the Israelites in the wilderness (Exod. 16). 2. an unexpected benefit (esp. manna from heaven). 3. spiritual nourishment, esp. the Eucharist. 4. the sweet dried juice from the manna-ash and other plants, used as a mild laxative. Phrases and idioms manna-ash an ash tree native to S. Europe, Fraxinus ornus. Etymology: OE f. LL f. Gk f. Aram. manna f. Heb. man, explained as = man hu? what is it?, but prob. = Arab. mann exudation of common tamarisk (Tamarix gallica) |
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