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carrot definition

car·rot (kar′ət)

noun

  1. a biennial plant (Daucus carota) of the umbel family, with fernlike leaves and compound umbels of white flowers, usually with one red flower in the center: only the cultivated variety is edible
  2. the fleshy, orange-red root of the cultivated strain of this plant (var. sativa), eaten as a vegetable
  3. something offered as a tantalizing but deceptive inducement, like a carrot dangled before a donkey's nose

Etymology: MFr carotte < L carota < Gr karōton, carrot; akin to kara, head: see horn

carrot Idioms

carrot and stick

pleasant inducements or promised rewards coupled with threats

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carrot Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • grate: Also great with grated carrot or chopped sweet peppers.

Adjective modifier

  • shredded: Introducing Food after the Tissue Cleansing Treatment FIRST DAY Breakfast: Shredded carrots, slightly wilted, or stewed apple.

Modifies a noun

  • mottle: Further evidence on the nature of the dependence of carrot mottle virus on carrot red leaf virus for transmission by aphids.

Noun used with modifier

  • maincrop: Compo Replies: 50 Views: 1223 Forum: Seasonal tips Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:05 pm Subject: maincrop carrots?
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