manna /ˈmænə/ noun3 •Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.In the jurisdiction of Huquang there are several places where they gather up great store of Manna, which the Natives take for a Frozen Dew. — 1669 •Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.Fair ladies, you drop manna in the way / Of starved people. — 1596 •The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.The icing on the cake was made from manna, which was gathered under the manna gums. Manna mixed with milk made a splendid icing. — 1966 formsmannas