carrot

3 definitions found

carrot - 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]

  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]

carrot - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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 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"; "used the carrot
         of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";