One of the small white egg-shaped pupae or cocoons of the ant, often seen in or about ant-hills, and popularly supposed to be eggs.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: amorphous, variety, manna, obtained, nests.
26,102
words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593
searchable synonym connections
350,924
published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning
Trehala
An amorphous variety of manna obtained from the nests and cocoons of a Syrian coleopterous insect (Larinus maculatus, L. nidificans, etc.) which feeds on the foliage of a variety of thistle. It is used as an article of food, and is called also nest sugar.
42
useful connections shown
0 reviewed relationships and
42 broader connections.
Reviewed set in progress
No hand-reviewed synonym set has been published for this word yet.
The broader connections below can still help you explore, but they are labelled by the evidence joining the words and should not automatically be treated as substitutes.
Explore further
Words connected by meaning
Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.
All dictionary tools
Explore Academic Dictionary
The same nine destinations available from the header menu are shown here as a clear, fully visible grid.