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carrot

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: carrot

1
 n
perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
2
 n
promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: carrot
1

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

Synonyms:
Daucus carota sativa, cultivated carrot
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

n deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant

Type of:
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

n orange root; important source of carotene

Type of:
root vegetable
any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
2

n promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"

“used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote”
Type of:
reinforcement, reward
an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
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