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Carrot : (noun)
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";
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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