'Daucus Carota' definitions:
Definition of 'Daucus carota'
(from WordNet)
noun
A widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots [syn: wild carrot, Queen Anne's lace, Daucus carota]
Definition of 'Daucus Carota'
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]