Carambola

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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}]
    
from The 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]
    

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