wortel — meaning in English

English meaning

• carrot noun A long, tapering orange root vegetable eaten raw or cooked.
• root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.

Senses

wortel is used for these senses in English:

• carrot A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.
• root (arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
• root (analysis) A zero (of an equation).
• root (philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.
• square root (mathematics) The number which, when squared, yields another number.

carrot — full definition

1. noun A long, tapering orange root vegetable eaten raw or cooked.
2. noun An incentive or reward offered to persuade someone to do something.

root — full definition

1. noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
2. noun The origin, source, or underlying cause of something.
3. noun In mathematics, a value which, raised to a given power, produces a specified number (most commonly the square root).
4. verb To become firmly fixed or established.
5. verb To cheer for or support someone, hoping for their success. (usually "root for")

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