About The Word Carrot
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Carrot
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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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