■ noun
1》 a tapering orange-coloured root eaten as a vegetable.
2》 a cultivated plant of the parsley family with feathery leaves, which yields ~s. [ Daucus carota .]
3》 an offer of something enticing as a means of persuasion (as contrasted with the ‘stick’ or punishment).
4》 ( ~s ) informal, chiefly derogatory a nickname for a red-haired person.
Derivatives
~y adjective
Origin
C15: from Fr. carotte , from L. carota , from Gk karōton .