| n. | 1. | (Bot.) An umbelliferous biennial plant (Daucus Carota), of many varieties. |
| 2. | The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color. |
| Noun | 1. | carrot - deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant |
| 2. | carrot - perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions Synonyms: cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa | |
| 3. | carrot - orange root; important source of carotene | |
| 4. | carrot - promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote"; |