"carrotish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more carrotish [comparative], most carrotish [superlative]
Etymology: From carrot + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|carrot|ish}} carrot + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} carrotish (comparative more carrotish, superlative most carrotish)
  1. Resembling a carrot. Synonyms: carroty
    Sense id: en-carrotish-en-adj-Hygtfjaa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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