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CARROT
carrot
(noun) promise of reward as in ācarrot and stickā; āused the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their voteā
carrot
(noun) orange root; important source of carotene
carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa
(noun) perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
carrot
(noun) deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
carrot (countable and uncountable, plural carrots)
A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae.
A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).
(figurative) Any motivational tool.
Verb
carrot (third-person singular simple present carrots, present participle carroting, simple past and past participle carroted)
(transitive) To treat (an animal pelt) with a solution of mercuric nitrate as part of felt manufacture.
Anagrams
• trocar
Source: Wiktionary
Car"rot, n. Etym: [F. carotte, fr. L. carota; cf. Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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