Question

What is the botanical name of carrot?

Answer 1

Binomial nomenclature:

1. It is a system of naming living organisms in which two terms are used, as per scientific terminology.
2. First-term of the binomial name indicates genus while the second term indicates species.
3. For plants, the binomial name is also termed botanical name.

The botanical name of carrot:

1. Carrot is an edible taproot, with the most popular variety being orange-red in color. Other varieties may be purple, white, black, etc.
2. The botanical name of carrot, as per binomial nomenclature, is Daucus carota.
3. Here, Daucus is the genus and carota is the species.