seed, the carrot part we eat is an enlarged stalk
root
A carrot is a root vegetable, so the part of the plant that we eat is the taproot of the carrot plant.
don't eat the plant bit on top and slice of the ends of the carrot and then you may eat it
We eat the root of the carrot plant. most people eat only the root of the plant but the top of the plant the green leafy part is also edible and nutritious.
eating a root
All of the carrot can be eaten but, if you eat the green leafy stuff at the top it may make you sick. Jewel Abdon
Carrots are very unique vegetables. Carrots represent the root of the entire plant and the green top is actually the plant.
They are called carrot tops, leaves or carrot greens.
a friendly carrot who helped kids eat there vegetables.
RAW
The green part on top of the carrot is referred to as carrot greens, which are edible. Carrot greens are coarse and grainy when eaten raw, and compare to celery. Some think they are too stringy to use, and have a bitter taste with a bit of sweetness. They are thought to have about the same nutritional value as the carrot root.