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Definition: Daucus carota

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots.[Wordnet].

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Definition: Daucus carota

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots.[Wordnet].

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Common Expressions: Daucus carota

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Daucus carotaA widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Daucus carota sativaPerennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: Daucus carota

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Daucus carotaBotanicalCarrots fare badly in the lowland tropics, but do better in the cooler parts of Central America. Parched carrots have served as a coffee substitute. The seeds have considered aphrodisiac and nervine. (references)

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