Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Carambola"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Carambola \Ca`ram*bo"la\, n. (Bot.)
An East Indian tree ({Averrhoa Carambola}), and its acid,
juicy fruit; called also {Coromandel gooseberry}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
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