to us les mois (as to la mwa)

[Fr.=all the months, every month.] Bot .: Canna edulis , a perennial herb, about three feet high, a native of Peru, having large tuberous is red, with a very short middle segment. It is now roots, stems colored at the base; the corolla, which cultivated in hot-houses. to us-les-mois starch, s. Chem.: A starch extracted from the tubers of Canna edulis, imported chiefly from St. Kitts, and sometimes called French arrowroot. The granules are large and exhibit a glistening appearance, flat, broad, and ovate in form, and slightly pointed at the narrow end. The hilum, which is small and circular, is situated near the narrow end of the granule, and is surrounded by a series of fine, regular, and distinctly marked rings. The jelly yielded by this starch is said to be more tenacious Tous-les-mois Starch. but le clear than that of Magnified 200 diameters. arrowroot.