daucus (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Daucus*:
NOUN	plant	Daucus, genus Daucus	carrot

English > *Daucus*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	carrot.
Synonym	genus Daucus
Member of	Umbelliferae, family Umbelliferae, Apiaceae, family Apiaceae, carrot family	plants having flowers in umbels
Members	carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa	perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots
Members	wild carrot, Queen Anne's lace, Daucus carota	A widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots
Broader	rosid dicot genus	A genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanish	daucus, género daucus, genus daucus
Catalan	daucus, Daucus, genus daucus

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