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carrom |
carromata |
carron oil |
carronade |
carrot
| carrot family
| carrot juice
| carrot pudding
| carrot stick
| carrottop
carrot
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun carrot has 4 senses
- carrot(n = noun.plant) Array - deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant; Array is a part of carrot, cultivated carrot, daucus carota sativa
- carrot(n = noun.plant) cultivated carrot, daucus carota sativa - perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions; Array has parts: carrot, carrot
- carrot(n = noun.food) Array - orange root; important source of carotene; Array is a kind of root vegetable
- carrot(n = noun.act) Array - promise of reward as in; "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote" is a kind of reinforcement, reward
is a kind of root
Derived form adjective carroty1
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a member of daucus, genus daucus
is a part of carrot, cultivated carrot, daucus carota sativa
CIDE DICTIONARY
carrot, n. [F. carotte, fr. L. carota; cf. Gr. ].
- An umbelliferous biennial plant (
Daucus Carota ), of many varieties. [1913 Webster] - The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
carrot, n.
1 a an umbelliferous plant, Daucus carota, with a tapering orange-coloured root. b this root as a vegetable.
2 a means of enticement or persuasion.
3 (in pl.) sl. a red-haired person.
1 a an umbelliferous plant, Daucus carota, with a tapering orange-coloured root. b this root as a vegetable.
2 a means of enticement or persuasion.
3 (in pl.) sl. a red-haired person.
Derivative
carroty adj.
Etymology
F carotte f. L carota f. Gk karoton
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