carrot

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: car=rot

CIDE DICTIONARY

carrot, n. [F. carotte, fr. L. carota; cf. Gr. ].

•  An umbelliferous biennial plant (Daucus Carota), of many varieties.  [1913 Webster]
•  The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

carrot, n.
1 a an umbelliferous plant, Daucus carota, with a tapering orange-coloured root. b this root as a vegetable.
2 a means of enticement or persuasion.
3 (in pl.) sl. a red-haired person.

Derivative

carroty adj.

Etymology

F carotte f. L carota f. Gk karoton