English noun: carrot | |||
1. | carrot (plant) deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | root | ||
Part meronym | carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa | ||
2. | carrot (plant) perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions | ||
Synonyms | cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Part holonym | carrot, carrot | ||
Member meronym | Daucus, genus Daucus | ||
3. | carrot (food) orange root; important source of carotene | ||
Broader (hypernym) | root vegetable | ||
Part meronym | carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa | ||
4. | carrot (act) promise of reward as in | ||
Samples | Carrot and stick. Used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reinforcement, reward | ||