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Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (4)
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 orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions;
[syn: carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa]
3. orange root; important source of carotene;
4. promise of reward as in "carrot and stick";
- Example: "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Apiaceae \Apiaceae\ prop. n. A natural 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]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Carrot \Car"rot\, n. [F. carotte, fr. L. carota; cf. Gr. ?] 1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous biennial plant (Daucus Carota), of many varieties. [1913 Webster] 2. The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color. [1913 Webster]
