CARROT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carrot mean? 

• CARROT (noun)
  The noun CARROT has 4 senses:

1. deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant

2. perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions

3. orange root; important source of carotene

4. promise of reward as in

  Familiarity information: CARROT used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARROT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("carrot" is a kind of...):

root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)

Holonyms ("carrot" is a part of...):

carrot; cultivated carrot; Daucus carota sativa (perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions)

Derivation:

carroty (resembling the bright orange of the root of the carrot plant)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

carrot; cultivated carrot; Daucus carota sativa

Hypernyms ("carrot" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "carrot"):

carrot (orange root; important source of carotene)

carrot (deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant)

Holonyms ("carrot" is a member of...):

Daucus; genus Daucus (carrot)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Orange root; important source of carotene

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("carrot" is a kind of...):

root vegetable (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)

Holonyms ("carrot" is a part of...):

carrot; cultivated carrot; Daucus carota sativa (perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Promise of reward as in

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote

Hypernyms ("carrot" is a kind of...):

reinforcement; reward (an act performed to strengthen approved behavior)

 Context examples 

Besides vitamin C, E and other phytochemicals, carrot/Jilin ginseng/licorice root/tangerine peel/soy beverage contains a high amount of soy protein.

(Carrot/Jilin Ginseng/Licorice Root/Tangerine Peel/Soy Beverage, NCI Thesaurus)

Carrot seed oil is primarily used in skin treatment preparations.

(Carrot Seed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

A yellow, red, or orange substance found mostly in plants, including carrots, sweet potatoes, dark green leafy vegetables, and many fruits, grains, and oils.

(Carotenoid, NCI Dictionary)

Examples are broccoli, carrots, celery, peppers, tomatoes, and zucchini.

(Nonstarchy vegetable, NCI Dictionary)

And yet his work stands out from the ruck of the contemporary versifiers as a balas ruby among carrots.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

They must not over-salt the leg; and then, if it is not over-salted, and if it is very thoroughly boiled, just as Serle boils ours, and eaten very moderately of, with a boiled turnip, and a little carrot or parsnip, I do not consider it unwholesome.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

A soy-based powdered nutritional supplement drink containing carrot, Jilin ginseng, licorice root and tangerine peel with potential antioxidant, immunomodulating and protective activities.

(Carrot/Jilin Ginseng/Licorice Root/Tangerine Peel/Soy Beverage, NCI Thesaurus)