ˌkwēz ə n¦a(ə)r-, -¦e(- noun
also cuisenaire colored rod
Usage: usually capitalized 1st C
Etymology: from Cuisenaire , a trademark
: any of a set of colored rods that are usually of 1 centimeter cross section and of 10 lengths from 1 to 10 centimeters and that are used for teaching number concepts and the basic operations of arithmetic