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DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
Synonyms:
carrot; cultivated carrot; Daucus carota sativa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Daucus carota sativa" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Meronyms (parts of "Daucus carota sativa"):
carrot (orange root; important source of carotene)
carrot (deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant)
Holonyms ("Daucus carota sativa" is a member of...):
Daucus; genus Daucus (carrot)
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