Daucus


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Noun1.Daucus - carrotDaucus - carrot          
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
Apiaceae, carrot family, family Apiaceae, family Umbelliferae, Umbelliferae - plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
Daucus carota, Queen Anne's lace, wild carrot - a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots
cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa, carrot - perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
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All parts of this plant (Conium maculatum) are very poisonous and it can be easily confused with others of the Umbelliferae such as the wild carrot (Daucus carota).
Containers lend themselves just as well to pollinatorfriendly plants such as Centaurea cyanus 'Black Boy', Daucus carota and Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens' and they'll look spectacular too.
Containers lend themselves just as well to pollinatorfriendly plants such as Centaurea cyanus "Black Boy", Daucus carota and Cerinthe major "Purpurascens" and they'll look spectacular, too.
Bozkurt et al., (2007) found that citrus sinensis peel mixtures of organic acid and essential oils (thyme, bay leaf, fennel, sage, myrtle and orange peel oils) increased live body weight and feed conversion ratio in broilers Carrot (Daucus carota) is a commonly consumed vegetable species belonging to the family Apiacea, which grows in temperate regions of Europe, Asia and Africa (Hammam, 2014).
With a slim root and crown-shaped blossoming top, the weedy-looking "Daucus carota L.
(Daucus (carrot) carota root extract (and) helianthus
Evaluacion de extractos de achiote (Bixa orellana) y de zanahoria (Daucus carota) incorporados en la dieta, sobre la coloracion externa en guppys (Poecilia reticulata).
Effect of carrot (Daucus carota) leaf powder on external and internal egg characteristics of hy-line white laying hens.
BOTANY: The tall white flowers that spread horizontally across the painting appear to be a variation of the plant Queen Anne's lace, otherwise known as Daucus Carota or wild carrot.