carrot

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car·rot / ˈkarət/ • n. 1. a tapering orange-colored root eaten as a vegetable. 2. a cultivated plant (Daucus carota) of the parsley family with feathery leaves, which yields this vegetable. 3. an offer of something enticing as a means of persuasion.

carrot

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carrot The root of Daucus carota, commonly used as a vegetable. A 100‐g portion is a rich source of vitamin A (5–10 mg carotene); provides 2.5 g of dietary fibre and supplies 35 kcal (145 kJ). Peruvian carrot is a legume root, see arracacha.

carrot

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carrot Herbaceous, generally biennial, root vegetable, cultivated widely as a food crop. The edible orange taproot is the plant's store of food for the following year. The plant is topped by delicate fern-like leaves and white or pink flower clusters. Family Umbelliferae; Species Daucus carota.

carrot

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carrot See DAUCUS.

carrot

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carrot XVI. — (O)F. carotte — L. carōta — Gr. karōtón.

Carrot

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Carrot

a group of objects in the shape of a carrot.

Example: carrot of tobacco, 1808.