the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair | promise of reward as in "carrot and stick" |
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed | orange root; important source of carotene |
a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes | perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions |
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation | deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant |
the place where something begins, where it springs into being | |
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | |
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground | |
a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number | |