| NOUN | plant | carrot | deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant |
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| plant | carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa | perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots | |
| food | carrot | orange root | |
| act | carrot | promise of reward as in "carrot and stick" |
| Sounds | kae'raht; keh'raht | |
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| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | Deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant. | |
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| Part of | carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa | perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots |
| Broader | root | (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes |
| Spanish | zanahoria | |
| Catalan | pastanaga | |
| Adjectives | carroty | resembling the bright orange of the root of the carrot / carrot plant |
| Meaning | perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions. | |
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| Synonyms | cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa | |
| Member of | Daucus, genus Daucus | carrot |
| Parts | carrot | orange root |
| carrot | Deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant | |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | daucus carota, zanahoria | |
| Catalan | pastanaga | |
| Meaning | orange root; important source of carotene. | |
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| Part of | carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa | perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots |
| Broader | root vegetable | Any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers |
| Spanish | zanahoria | |
| Catalan | pastanaga | |
| Adjectives | carroty | resembling the bright orange of the root of the carrot / carrot plant |
| Meaning | promise of reward as in "carrot and stick". | |
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| Example | "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote" | |
| Broader | reward, reinforcement | An act performed to strengthen approved behavior |
| Spanish | zanahoria | |
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