† manna, ae, f., = μάννα,
a grain, a vegetable juice hardened into grains , Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 62: manna una turis, id. 29, 6, 38, § 119: croci, Veg. Vet. 2, 39.
·noun The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, ...
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