carrotish

comparative more carrotish · superlative most carrotish

1. Resembling a carrot.

   The whole plant has a peculiar carrotish taste, leaving a musky umbelliferous taste.

   1909, List of Phanerogams and Vascular Cryptogams Found in the Angmagsalik District on the East Coast of Greenland, page 246

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   Both these girls had beautiful brown curls quite in contrast to my carrotish blonde straight hair.

   1969, Journal, Lancaster County Historical Society, page 171

   His nose was too long and carrotish, his chin too weak, his teeth unhealthy, and his eyes baggy.

   2008, David Liss, The Whiskey Rebels, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 11

   Synonyms: carroty