Hypertext Webster Gateway: "carrot"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Carrot \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
carrot
n 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"
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