noun
carrot
KAIR-ut/ˈkærət/
An edible root vegetable, typically orange.
Sliced rounds reveal the orange root of the fresh carrot.
Etymology
Karōton named the carrot long before the familiar orange variety was cultivated. The vegetable's name therefore predates its modern color association; earlier cultivated carrots included white and purple forms.
In context
to chop a carrot.
More examples
- She adds chopped carrots to the soup.
- The bonus offers a carrot for meeting the target.
- A row of feathery carrot tops rises from the soil.
Forms
carrot · carrots