'Carrot' definitions:
Definition of 'carrot'
From: WordNet
noun
Deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
noun
Perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions [syn: carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa]
noun
Orange root; important source of carotene
noun
Promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";
Definition of 'Carrot'
From: 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]