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| 1. | a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root. |
| 2. | the nutritious, orange to yellow root of this plant, eaten raw or cooked. |
| 3. | something hoped for or promised as a lure or incentive: To boost productivity, leaders hinted at the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers. Compare stick 1 (def. 8). |
| 4. | to treat (furs) with mercuric nitrate preparatory to felting. |
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