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trehala

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tre⋅ha⋅la

  [tri-hah-luh]
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–noun
an edible, sugary substance secreted by certain Asiatic beetles of the genus Larinus, forming their pupal covering.
Origin:
1860–65; < NL < Turk tιgala < Pers tīghāl
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tre·ha·la   (trĭ-hä'lə)   
n.  A sugarlike, edible substance obtained from the pupal case of an Old World beetle of the genus Larinus.

[New Latin trehāla, from Turkish tīqāla, from Persian tīghāl.]
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