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 root
2 : a reward or advantage offered especially as an inducement