[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 canna edulis, the tubers of
   which are edible every month in the year.
   1913 webster
see also:
canna canna edulis 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

canna edulis
     n : canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which
         arrowroot starch is obtained syn: achira, indian shot,
          arrowroot, canna indica
see also:
achira indian shot arrowroot canna indica 

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