a perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
plant noun
D. c. sativa*
(* D. c. sativa may be used in a singular or plural context)
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carrot | cultivated carrot | Daucus carota sativa [subspecies]
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