Meaning of CARROT
| Pronunciation: | | 'karut
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- [n] promise of reward as in"carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote"
- [n] orange root; important source of carotene
- [n] perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
- [n] deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
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| | Synonyms: | | cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa |
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| | See Also: | | carrot, carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus, Daucus carota sativa, genus Daucus, herb, herbaceous plant, reinforcement, reward, root, root vegetable | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Car"rot\, n. [F. carotte, fr. L. carota; cf. Gr. ?]
1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous biennial plant ({Daucus Carota}),
of many varieties.
2. The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant,
usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a carrot in your dream means abundance. It may also symbolize a lure as in the pun "dangle a carrot". |
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