manna English
Alternative forms
* (possibly archaic) mana
Noun
( -)
Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
By extension, any good thing which comes into one's hands by luck or good fortune.
The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.[http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/forest/plants/gum.html]
* 1966 , Bill Beatty, Tales of Old Australia , National Distributors, ISBN 1-86436-013-5, page 14, discussing old Australian foods
- The icing on the cake was made from manna, which was gathered under the manna gums. Manna mixed with milk made a splendid icing.
Derived terms
* Australian manna
* manna ash
* mannitol
* mannose
* Persian manna
* tamarisk manna
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canna English
Noun
( en noun)
Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
* 2000 , (JG Ballard), Super-Cannes , Fourth Estate 2011, p. 7:
- A palisade of Canary palms formed an honour guard along the verges, while beds of golden cannas flamed from the central reservation.
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 18, author=Anne Raver, title=Is It Spring? Winter? What’s a Flower to Think?, work=New York Times citation
, passage=Still, some of Mr. Cooper’s tender salvias are wintering over, and he plans to leave a few clumps of cannas in the ground next fall. }}
Etymology 2
Verb
( en-cont)
(Scotland, Jamaica) Contraction of can not; cannot.
* 1966 -- Star Trek: )
- Scotty: I canna' change the laws of physics.
Etymology 3
(etyl)
Noun
(en noun)
A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.
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