manna

(mănˈə)

1. In the Bible, the food miraculously provided for the Israelites in the wilderness during their flight from Egypt.
2. Spiritual nourishment of divine origin.
3. Something of value that a person receives unexpectedly: viewed the bonus as manna from heaven.
4. The dried exudate of certain plants, as that of the Mediterranean ash tree, formerly used as a laxative.
5. A sweet granular substance excreted on the leaves of plants by certain insects, especially aphids, and often harvested by ants.