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CARROTY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling the bright orange of the root of the carrot plant
Example:
a boy with carroty hair
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
carrot (orange root; important source of carotene)
Derivation:
carrot (deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant)