(biblical) Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. / (by extension) Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.

plural of manna

Any of various eucalyptus trees that exude manna, especially Eucalyptus viminalis, found in Australia.

plural of manna gum

An ash tree, Fraxinus ornus, native to southern Europe.

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. / The husked grains of manna grass.

plural of manna ash

(biochemistry) A plant polysaccharide that is a highly branched polymer of mannose (or galactose or glucose).

plural of mannan

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of mannans