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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tous-les-mois \Tous`-les`-mois"\, n. [F., all the months, i.e., every month.] A kind of starch with very large oval, flattened grains, often sold as arrowroot, and extensively used for adulterating cocoa. It is made from the rootstocks of a species of {Canna}, probably {C. edulis}, the tubers of which are edible every month in the year. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Canna \Can"na\, n. [It.] A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet. See {Cane}, 4. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Canna \Can"na\, n. [L., a reed. See {Cane}.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with showy flowers. The Indian shot ({C. Indica}) is found in gardens of the northern United States. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: canna n : any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers
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