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English noun: carrot

1. carrot (plant) deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant


Broader (hypernym)root


Part meronymcarrot, 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


Synonymscultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa


Broader (hypernym)herb, herbaceous plant


Part holonymcarrot, carrot


Member meronymDaucus, genus Daucus

3. carrot (food) orange root; important source of carotene


Broader (hypernym)root vegetable


Part meronymcarrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa

4. carrot (act) promise of reward as in


SamplesCarrot and stick.
Used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote.


Broader (hypernym)reinforcement, reward









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