star fruit
Americannoun
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star fruits
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of star fruit
First recorded in 1855–60
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And in Southern California, you are as likely to see dragon fruit, prickly pears and star fruit in your morning breakfast fruit bowl as you are raspberries and blueberries.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2021
Wash the fruit, slice the lemon and star fruit into thin pieces.
From Fox News ● Jul. 28, 2021
Layers of Japanese pear and baking spices mingle with kumquat zest and star fruit tones with a dusting of salinity.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2020
New Yorkers welcomed speckled Asian pears; papaya with its lode of dripping black seeds; rough-skinned litchi disclosing creamy white flesh; knobby cherimoya with guts of custard; star fruit with its sharp angles and plasticized shine.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2018
I could smell cashews roasting and ripe star fruit and the scent seemed to dance with the notes in the air.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
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