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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Canna \Can"na\, n. [It.]

A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet. See Cane, 4.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)