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[[Image:Carrots.jpg|thumb|250px|Recently harvested carrots]]'''Carrot''' is the common name for a root vegetable whose scientific name is ''Daucus carota'' and also the name of a punctuation mark with a similarly pointed shape. Figuratively, a "carrot" is a reward, contrasted to the notion of punishment in the expression "carrot and stick." | [[Image:Carrots.jpg|thumb|250px|Recently harvested carrots]]"'''Carrot'''" is the common name for a root vegetable whose scientific name is ''Daucus carota'' and also the name of a written symbol (sometimes called a "punctuation mark") with a similarly pointed shape. Figuratively, a "carrot" is a reward, contrasted to the notion of punishment in the expression "carrot and stick." | ||
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"Carrot" is the common name for a root vegetable whose scientific name is Daucus carota and also the name of a written symbol (sometimes called a "punctuation mark") with a similarly pointed shape. Figuratively, a "carrot" is a reward, contrasted to the notion of punishment in the expression "carrot and stick."
Homonyms
- carat: unit for measuring the weight of precious stones; also (UK English), unit for measuring the proportion of gold in an alloy, such that 24 carats is pure gold
- caret: (UK English) the punctuation mark (^), sometimes called a "top hat"
- karat: (American English) unit for measuring the proportion of gold in a piece of metal (usually jewelry)