carrot
1. [ noun ] (chemistry,food) orange root; important source of carotene
Related terms: root_vegetable
2. [ noun ] (botany) perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
Synonyms: Daucus_carota_sativa cultivated_carrot
Related terms: herb Daucus
3. [ noun ] (botany) deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
Related terms: root
4. [ noun ] promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"
Examples:

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

Related terms: reward
Similar spelling:   carroty
  cart
  Caryota
  Carty
  Carte
  Carta
  caret
  carat
  Cartee
  Carita
  Carruth
  Caretta
  card
  cart_away
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