[ˈmanə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in the Bible) the substance miraculously supplied as food to the Israelites in the wilderness (Exod. 16)

- a sweet gum obtained from the manna ash or a similar plant, used as a mild laxative


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Origin:
Old English manna, via late Latin and Greek from Aramaic mannā, from Hebrew mān, corresponding to Arabic mann, denoting a product of the tamarisk Tamarix mannifera