Carrot - Definition

n 1: deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
2: perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many
varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate
and tropical regions [syn: carrot, cultivated carrot,
Daucus carota sativa]
3: orange root; important source of carotene
4: promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot
of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";