Main Entry:

car·rot

Pronunciation:

\ˈker-ət, ˈka-rət\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle French carotte, from Late Latin carota, from Greek karōton

Date:

1533

1: a biennial herb (Daucus carota of the family Umbelliferae, the carrot family) with a usually orange spindle-shaped edible root ; also : its root2: a reward or advantage offered especially as an inducement