carambola

2 definitions found

carambola - 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]

carambola - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]