[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]