Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun carrot

4 senses of carrot

Sense 1
carrot -- (deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant)
       => root -- ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)

Sense 2
carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa -- (perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 3
carrot -- (orange root; important source of carotene)
       => root vegetable -- (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)

Sense 4
carrot -- (promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";)
       => reward, reinforcement -- (an act performed to strengthen approved behavior)