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Daucus

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Noun1.Daucus - carrotDaucus - carrot                              
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
Apiaceae, carrot family, family Apiaceae, family Umbelliferae, Umbelliferae - plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
Daucus carota, Queen Anne's lace, wild carrot - a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots
cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa, carrot - perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions


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The wild carrot, Daucus carota, belongs to the family Umbelliferae.
So pick a leaf off, crush and smell it - the distinct carrot aroma - this is the wild carrot, Daucus carota.
 
 
 
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