A '''carrot''' is an orange long [[root]]-like [[vegetable]]; see [[root crops]].
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A '''carrot''' is an edible root of the ''daucus carota'' plant. [[Image:Carrots.jpg|right|thumb?|300px|]] They are usually [[orange]] in color. Carrots can be eaten raw or cooked, and are low in calories and high in [[nutrient|nutrients]], especially Vitamin A and [[Vitamin C|Vitamin C]].
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==Carrots in literature==
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[[Gilbert Blythe]] calls [[Anne Shirley]] "Carrots" in ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]''.