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  The  carrot  ( Daucus carota  subsp.  sativus ;  etymology : from  Late Latin   carota , from  Greek  καρωτoν  karoton , originally from the Indo-European  root  ker-  (horn), due to its horn-like shape) is a  root vegetable , usually  orange  in colour, though purple, red, white, and yellow varieties exist. It has a crisp texture when fresh. The most commonly eaten part of a carrot is a  taproot , although the greens are sometimes eaten as well. It is a domesticated form of the  wild carrot   Daucus carota , native to  Europe  and southwestern  Asia . The domestic carrot has been selectively bred for its greatly enlarged and more palatable, less woody-textured edible taproot. The  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  (FAO) reports that world production of Carrots and  turnips  (these plants are combined by the FAO for reporting purposes) for calendar year 2011 was almost 35.658 million tonnes. Almost half were grown in China. Carrots are widely used in many cuisines, especially in the preparation of salads, and  carrot salads  are a tradition in many regional cuisines.