Carrot

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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 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";