/man"euh/ , n.
1. the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14-36.
2. any sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success.
3. divine or spiritual food.
4. the exudation of the ash Fraxinus ornus and related plants: source of mannitol.
[ bef. 900; ME, OE mánna man ]