CARROT

Source: 566, 567

carrot. Carrot, n. the name of a garden root

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Car″rot (?), n. [[F. carotte, fr. L. carota; cf. Gr. �]] 1. 1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous biennial plant (Daucus Carota), of many varieties.
2. 2. The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color.