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[[Image:Carrots.jpg|thumb|250px]]'''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 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 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."