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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 | ||
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