Meanings
plural wild carrots
- countableuncountableDaucus carota
A concoction consisting of saffron, orange blossoms, dried dates, anise, wild carrots, and egg yolk, boiled in clear water into which honey and the blood of two freshly killed doves have been poured, is recommended by Arabs as a sexual inducement.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 212Synonyms: European wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, Queen Anne's lace
Synonyms & antonyms
nounDaucus carota
More synonyms by meaning
nouna widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots
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