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As the name of a plant with a part thought to resemble a bird's nest. The wild carrot, Daucus carota (family Apiaceae), the umbel of which becomes…
The wild carrot, Daucus Carota.
English regional (southern) The wild carrot, Daucus carota (family Apiaceae). rare.
wild carrot, Daucus carota (cf. Queen Anne's lace n. at Queen Anne, n. 2b).