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ˈkær ətcar·rot

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. carrotnoun

    deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant

  2. carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativanoun

    perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions

  3. carrotnoun

    orange root; important source of carotene

  4. carrotnoun

    promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"

    "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";

Wiktionary

  1. carrotnoun

    A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, orange, sweet root, Daucus carota in the Family Apiaceae.

  2. Etymology: carotte, from carota.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. CARROTnoun

    daucus, Lat. It hath a fleshy root; the leaves are divided into narrow segments; the petals of the flower are unequal, and shaped like a heart; the umbel, when ripe, is hollowed and contracted, appearing somewhat like a bird’s nest; the seeds are hairy, and in shape of lice. The species are;1. Common wild carrot.2. Dwarf wild carrot, with broader leaves.3. Dark red-rooted garden carrot.4. The orange coloured carrot.5. The white carrot. The first grows wild upon arable land, and is seldom cultivated. This is the particular sort which should be used in medicine, and for which the druggists commonly sell the seeds of the garden carrot. The third and fourth sorts are commonly cultivated for the kitchen; as is the fifth sort, though not so common in England. The white is generally preferred for the sweetest. But, in order to preserve carrots for use all the winter and spring, about the beginning of November, when the green leaves are decayed, dig them up, and lay them in sand in a dry place, where the frost cannot come to them. Philip Miller

    Etymology: carote, Fr.

    Carrots, though garden roots, yet they do well in the fields for seed, though the land for them should rather be digged than plowed. John Mortimer.

    His spouse orders the sack to be immediately opened, and greedily pulls out of it half a dozen bunches of carrots. John Dennis.

Wikipedia

  1. Carrot

    The carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) is a root vegetable, typically orange in color, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, Daucus carota, native to Europe and Southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Persia and was originally cultivated for its leaves and seeds. The most commonly eaten part of the plant is the taproot, although the stems and leaves are also eaten. The domestic carrot has been selectively bred for its enlarged, more palatable, less woody-textured taproot. The carrot is a biennial plant in the umbellifer family, Apiaceae. At first, it grows a rosette of leaves while building up the enlarged taproot. Fast-growing cultivars mature within three months (90 days) of sowing the seed, while slower-maturing cultivars need a month longer (120 days). The roots contain high quantities of alpha- and beta-carotene, and are a good source of vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin B6. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports that world production of carrots and turnips (these plants are combined by the FAO) for 2018 was 40 million tonnes, with 45% of the world total grown in China. Carrots are commonly consumed raw or cooked in various cuisines.

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  1. carrot

    A carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in color, that is native to Europe and Southwestern Asia. It is known for its crisp texture when fresh and is often eaten raw, cooked, or used in various dishes. The carrot is rich in vitamins and nutrients, especially vitamin A, and is cultivated for its taproot, which can grow up to a foot long. Its green, leafy tops are also edible and are sometimes used in cooking.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Carrotnoun

    an umbelliferous biennial plant (Daucus Carota), of many varieties

  2. Carrotnoun

    the esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color

  3. Etymology: [F. carotte, fr. L. carota; cf. Gr. ]

Wikidata

  1. Carrot

    The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, red, white, and yellow varieties exist. It has a crisp texture when fresh. The most commonly eaten part of a carrot is a taproot, although the greens are sometimes eaten as well. It is a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia. The domestic carrot has been selectively bred for its greatly enlarged and more palatable, less woody-textured edible taproot. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reports that world production of carrots and turnips for calendar year 2011 was almost 35.658 million tonnes. Almost half were grown in China.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Carrot

    kar′ut, n. a genus of Umbelliferæ, having a tapering root of a reddish or yellowish colour: the root itself, which is edible and sweet.—adj. Carr′oty, carrot-coloured, applied to the hair. [Fr. carotte—L. carota.]

Editors Contribution

  1. carrot

    A type of cultivar, plant and seed.

    Carrots are crunchy, beautiful and good food.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of carrot in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of carrot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of carrot in a Sentence

  1. David Fleming:

    At present, we have a policy-response (to climate change) shaped by sophisticated climate science, brilliant technology and pop behaviourism, based on simple assumptions about carrot-and-stick incentives.

  2. Officer James Holliman:

    Football is the carrot, but we're really using that to mentor and be a focal point in these kids’ lives where we're helping them do better things in their lives.

  3. British Journalist Katie Hopkins:

    That's not baby weight. That's carrot cake.

  4. Don Bacon:

    They’re better than us at the carrot and the stick. If they get in line, they get the carrot. If they don’t, they get the stick. They all tout the unity thing. Maybe that’s one of our weaknesses.

  5. Jonathan Pershing:

    Part of what we have to do is we have to wield the stick, but we also have to have the carrot, the carrot might be in the way we can offer [ countries ] an alternative model of growth and development.

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