[ˈkarət], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a tapering orange-coloured root eaten as a vegetable
(e.g: roast lamb with peas and carrots)

- a cultivated plant of the parsley family with feathery leaves, which yields carrots

- an offer of something enticing as a means of persuasion (often contrasted with the threat of something punitive or unwelcome)
(e.g: carrots will promote cooperation over the environment far more effectively than sticks)

- a nickname for a red-haired person
(e.g: He pulled her red plaits and said in a loud whisper, ‘Carrots! Carrots!’)


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Origin:
late 15th century: from French carotte, from Latin carota, from Greek karōton