carrot

noun

car·​rot ˈker-ət 

ˈka-rət

1

: a biennial herb (Daucus carota of the family Apiaceae synonym 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

The company offered a carrot in the form of additional vacation time to workers who met their deadlines.

Examples of carrot in a Sentence

She chopped some carrots for the soup.

He added some grated carrot to the soup.

The company offered a carrot in the form of additional vacation time to workers who met their deadlines.

Recent Examples on the Web

Mayonnaise, sugar, apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper, cabbage, carrots, and a sweet Vidalia onion. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 June 2025

Lobster Tortellini with Red Curry At Repeal 33 in Savannah, Georgia, this dish is made with red curry butter sauce, carrots roasted in coconut oil, and pomegranate seeds, with fried shallots. —Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

Tuesday, June 17, Chicken Breast in Mushroom Gravy, mixed rice, carrots, Romaine salad and tomatoes, mixed fruit, milk. —Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025

Grow rosemary companion plants in your garden to control pests like carrot flies and bean beetles. —Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing carrot

• carrot-and-stick
• carrot cake
• wild carrot

Rhymes for carrot

• barret

Kids Definition

carrot

noun

car·​rot ˈkar-ət 

: the long orange edible root of a common garden plant that is eaten as a vegetable

also : a plant that produces a carrot

Medical Definition

carrot

noun

car·​rot ˈkar-ət 

: a biennial plant of the genus Daucus (D. carota) that bears seeds which have been used especially as a diuretic and stimulant and that in cultivated varieties has a yellow or orange-red tapering root which is used as a vegetable

also : its root