[syn: carambola, star fruit]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Carambola \Ca`ram*bo"la\, n. (Bot.)
An East Indian tree (Averrhoa Carambola), and its acid,
juicy fruit; called also Coromandel gooseberry.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
carambola
n 1: East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit
[syn: carambola, carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola]
2: deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a
vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert [syn:
carambola, star fruit]