Carambola

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carambola \Ca`ram*bo"la\, n. (Bot.)
     An East Indian tree ({Averrhoa Carambola}), and its acid,
     juicy fruit; called also {Coromandel gooseberry}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  carambola
       n 1: East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit
            [syn: {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: {star fruit}]