n.
Pronunciation: ' ker- ə t, ' ka-r ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French carotte, from Late Latin carota, from Greek kar ō ton
Date: 1533
1 : a biennial herb ( Daucus carota of the family Umbelliferae, the carrot family) with a usually orange spindle-shaped edible root also : its root
2 : a reward or advantage offered especially as an inducement