CARROTY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carroty mean? 

• CARROTY (adjective)
  The adjective CARROTY has 1 sense:

1. resembling the bright orange of the root of the carrot plant

  Familiarity information: CARROTY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARROTY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Resembling the bright orange of the root of the carrot plant

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

a boy with carroty hair

Pertainym:

carrot (orange root; important source of carotene)

Derivation:

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