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noun
A kind of starch with large, oval, flattened grains, often sold as arrowroot or used for adulterating cocoa, made from the rootstocks of a species of Canna, probably Canna edulis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
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Synonyms: tous-les-mois starch
Antonyms: none provided
History
From French tous les mois (“all the months, i.e. every month”), since the tubers of the plant are edible throughout the year.
