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}]
Carambola \Ca`ram*bo"la\, n. (Bot.) An East Indian tree ({Averrhoa Carambola}), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also {Coromandel gooseberry}. [1913 Webster]