carambola
Americannoun
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a tree, Averrhoa carambola, native to southeastern Asia, bearing deeply ridged, yellow-brown, edible fruit.
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Also called star fruit. the fruit itself.
noun
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a tree, Averrhoa carambola, probably native to Brazil but cultivated in the tropics, esp SE Asia, for its edible fruit
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Also called: star fruit. the smooth-skinned yellow fruit of this tree, which is star-shaped in cross section
Etymology
Origin of carambola
1590–1600; < Portuguese < Marathi karambal
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Carambola, ka-ram′bō-la, n. the acrid pulpy fruit of a small East Indian tree, used for tarts, &c.: the tree itself.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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