carrot

1. (noun) promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote"
Related Words: reinforcement, reward

2. (noun) orange root; important source of carotene
Related Words: root vegetable

3. (noun) perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
Synonyms: Daucus carota sativa, cultivated carrot
Related Words: herb, herbaceous plant

4. (noun) deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
Related Words: root



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