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carrot (enc)

Carrot

Noun1.carrot - deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa, carrot - perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
2.carrot - perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
carrot - orange root; important source of carotene
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
carrot - deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
3.carrot - orange root; important source of carotene
root vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa, carrot - perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
4.carrot - promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";
reward, reinforcement - an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

 

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