 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
carrot
noun
1: deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
2: perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many
varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots;
temperate and tropical regions [syn: {cultivated carrot},
{Daucus carota sativa}]
3: orange root; important source of carotene
4: promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot
of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Apiaceae \Apiaceae\ n.
1. a family of plants bearing flowers in umbels; examples
are: {parsley}; {carrot}; {anise}; {caraway}; {celery};
{dill}.
Syn: Umbelliferae, family {Umbelliferae}, family {Apiaceae},
carrot family
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Carrot \Car"rot\, noun [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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