noun
carrot
• Syn: ↑genus Daucus
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Umbelliferae, ↑family Umbelliferae, ↑Apiaceae, ↑family Apiaceae, ↑carrot family
• Member Meronyms: ↑wild carrot, ↑Queen Anne's lace, ↑Daucus carota, ↑carrot, ↑cultivated carrot, ↑Daucus carota sativa
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\\ˈdȯkəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin daucus, daucum, a kind of parsnip or wild carrot, from Greek daukos, daukon; perhaps akin to Greek daiein to ignite, burn; from the sharp taste or from the combustible sap some species exude — more at teen
: a genus of chiefly Old World herbs (family Umbelliferae) having compound umbels of mostly white flowers and having prickly fruit — see carrot, wild carrot
Useful english dictionary. 2012.