[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

carrot \car"rot\, n. f. carotte, fr. l. carota; cf. gr. ?
   1. bot. an umbelliferous biennial plant daucus carota,
      of many varieties.
      1913 webster

   2. the esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant,
      usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color.
      1913 webster
see also:
daucus carota 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

daucus carota
     n : a widely naturalized eurasian herb with finely cut foliage
         and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish
         flowers and thin yellowish roots syn: wild carrot, queen
         anne's lace
see also:
wild carrot queen anne's lace 

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