CARROT


Meaning of CARROT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈker-ət, ˈka-rət ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French carotte, from Late Latin carota, from Greek karōton

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

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