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Noun carrot has 4 senses

carrot - deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
--₁ is a kind of root
--₁ is a part of carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa
carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa - perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
--₂ is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--₂ is a member of Daucus, genus Daucus
--₂ has parts: carrot; carrot
carrot - orange root; important source of carotene
--₃ is a kind of root vegetable
--₃ is a part of carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa
carrot - promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";
--₄ is a kind of reward, reinforcement