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Carrot [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

An esculent root, of the genus Daucus, cultivated for the table and for cattle.

Carrot [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. An umbelliferous biennial plant (Daucus Carota), of many varieties.

2. The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color.

Carroty [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Like a carrot in color; an epithet given to red hair.

Carroty [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Like a carrot in color or in taste; -- an epithet given to reddish yellow hair, etc.