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carrot (herb)

Definition:

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

Class:

plant noun

Plural:

carrots

Type of:

herb » vascular plant » plant » organism » living thing

Member of:

Daucus » Umbelliferae » Umbellales » Rosidae » Dicotyledones » Angiospermae » Spermatophyta » Plantae

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

carrot | carrot

Synonyms:

cultivated carrot | Daucus carota sativa [subspecies] | D. c. sativa [abbreviation, subspecies]

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