Manna

See manna

Manna f

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae.

• (obsolete genus in Fabaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family
• (genus in Cicadidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Auchenorrhyncha - suborder; Cicadomorpha - infraorder; Cicadoidea - superfamily; Cicadidae - family

• (obsolete genus in Fabaceae): Manna caspica, Manna hebraica, Manna nepalensis (syn. Alhagi nepalensis)
• (genus in Cicadidae): Manna tenuis - sole accepted species

in Fabaceae

• “Manna”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Manna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Manna at Tropicos
• Manna at The Plant List

in Cicadidae

• Manna at the Catalogue of Life 

Borrowed from Italian Manna. Possible etymologies include the feminine form of Manno, or a nickname or metonym based on manna (sense 1).

Manna (plural Mannas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Borrowed from Bengali Manna, a name used by the Mahishya agrarian caste.

Manna (plural Mannas)

1. A surname from Bengali.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Manna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 506.