The Collaborative International Dictionary
Daucus Carota
Carrot \Car"rot\, n. [F. carotte, fr. L. carota; cf. Gr. ?]
(Bot.) An umbelliferous biennial plant ( Daucus Carota), of many varieties.
The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color.
Wikipedia
Daucus carota
Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace (North America), is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of Europe and southwest Asia, and naturalized to North America and Australia.
Domesticated carrots are cultivars of a subspecies, Daucus carota subsp. sativus.