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Carrot

Carrot Meaning & Definition
Carrot Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Carrot?

[n] promise of reward as in"carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote"
[n] orange root; important source of carotene
[n] perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
[n] deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant

Synonyms | Synonyms for Carrot: cultivated carrot | Daucus carota sativa

Related Terms | Find terms related to Carrot:

See Also | carrot | carrot | cultivated carrot | Daucus | Daucus carota sativa | genus Daucus | herb | herbaceous plant | reinforcement | reward | root | root vegetable

Carrot In Webster's Dictionary

\Car"rot\, n. [F. carotte, fr. L. carota; cf. Gr. ?] 1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous biennial plant ({Daucus Carota}), of many varieties. 2. The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color.

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