carrot

/kˈæɹət/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

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
3. orange root; important source of carotene
4. promise of reward as in
   “carrot and stick”

Synonyms for carrot

• cultivated carrot
• Daucus carota sativa

Words that rhyme with carrot

• barratt
• garrott
• jarratt