daucus carota

2 definitions found

daucus carota - 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.
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     2. The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant,
        usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color.
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daucus carota - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Daucus carota
      n 1: a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage
           and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish
           flowers and thin yellowish roots [syn: wild carrot,
           Queen Anne's lace, Daucus carota]