Daucus Carota (Noun)
Meaning
A widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Daucus carota, a plant native to the Mediterranean, can be often found in moist areas along roads and other waste places.
- The edible taproots of the Daucus carota can be eaten raw or cooked like the cultivated carrot.
- In some regions, the plant known as Daucus carota has led to bitterness in other edible carrots.
- Daucus carota seeds are sown in the garden or a pot to obtain the flowering stems within several months.
- Farmers often deliberately remove Daucus carota that may potentially cross-breed with domestic carrots.