car·rot
 carrot
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- pronunciation:
- kae
r
t
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a plant that produces an orange root that is eaten as a vegetable.
She added potatoes and carrots to the stew.
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| definition 2: |
the long, thick, orange root of this plant.
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| derivation: |
carroty (adj.) |
The words
carrot,
carat, and
caret all sound alike but have different meanings.