carrot >> /ˈkɛrət/
Definition: [noun] A tapering orange-colored root eaten as a vegetable.
Example: roast lamb with peas and carrots
Definition: [noun] The cultivated feathery-leaved plant of the parsley family that yields this vegetable.
Example: Once grown, the plants are difficult to transplant because of their long taproots - parsley is in the carrot family.
Definition: [noun] An offer of something enticing as a means of persuasion (often contrasted with the threat of something punitive or unwelcome)
Example: carrots will promote cooperation over the environment far more effectively than sticks