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carrot
[ kar-uht ]
/ ËkĂŠr Ét /
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Definition of carrot
noun
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
the nutritious, orange to yellow root of this plant, eaten raw or cooked.
something hoped for or promised as a lure or incentive: To boost productivity, leaders hinted at the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers.Compare stick1 (def. 8).
verb (used with object)
to treat (furs) with mercuric nitrate preparatory to felting.
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Origin of carrot
1525â35; <Middle French carotte<Late Latin carĆta<Greek karĆtĂłn, derivative of kĂĄrÄ head, with suffix as in kephalĆtĂłn onion, derivative of kephaláž head
Words nearby carrot
Carroll, Lewis, Carrollton, carromata, carronade, carron oil, carrot, carrot and stick, carrot fly, carrot-top, carroty, carrousel
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British Dictionary definitions for carrot
carrot
/ (ËkĂŠrÉt) /
noun
an umbelliferous plant, Daucus carota sativa, with finely divided leaves and flat clusters of small white flowersSee also wild carrot
the long tapering orange root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
- something offered as a lure or incentive
- carrot and stick reward and punishment as methods of persuasion
Word Origin for carrot
C16: from Old French carotte, from Late Latin carĆta, from Greek karĆton; perhaps related to Greek karÄ head
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