- carambola tree
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carambola tree
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carambola tree — noun East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow brown fruit • Syn: ↑carambola, ↑Averrhoa carambola • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree • Part Meronyms: ↑carambola, ↑star fruit … Useful english dictionary
carambola — noun a) A tree species native of southern Asia, Averrhoa carambola. b) The fruit of carambola tree, more commonly known as star fruit … Wiktionary
carambola — /kærəmˈboʊlə / (say karuhm bohluh) noun the edible fruit of the carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola, native to south eastern Asia, which is yellow brown in colour with a deeply ridged skin; five cornered fruit; star fruit. {Portuguese, from… …
Carambola — Ca ram*bo la, n. (Bot.) An East Indian tree ({Averrhoa Carambola}), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also {Coromandel gooseberry}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carambola — [kar΄əm bō′lə] n. 1. a small, tropical shrub or tree (Averrhoa carambola, family Oxalidaceae) cultivated for its fruit 2. its glossy, yellow, fleshy, oval fruit with prominent ridges, which, when cut across, produces star shaped segments; star… … English World dictionary
Carambola — This article is about the fruit. For marsh plant, see Damasonium alisma. For the cue sport, see Carom billiards. Carambolas still on the tree Carambola, also known as starfruit, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to the… … Wikipedia
carambola — noun Etymology: Portuguese, from Marathi karambal, from Sanskrit karmaphala Date: 1598 1. a 5 angled green to yellow tropical fruit of star shaped cross section called also star fruit 2. a tropical tree (Averrhoa carambola) of the wood sorrel… … New Collegiate Dictionary
carambola — /kar euhm boh leuh/, n. 1. a tree, Averrhoa carambola, native to southeastern Asia, bearing deeply ridged, yellow brown, edible fruit. 2. Also called star fruit. the fruit itself. [1590 1600; < Pg < Marathi karambal] * * * … Universalium
carambola — n. yellow brown tropical fruit deeply marked with ridges; East Indian tree that bears the carambola fruit, starfruit … English contemporary dictionary
carambola — [ˌkar(ə)m bəʊlə] noun 1》 a golden yellow fruit with a star shaped cross section; a starfruit. 2》 the tropical tree which bears carambolas. [Averrhoa carambola.] Origin C16: from Port., prob. from Marathi karambal … English new terms dictionary
carambola — ca•ram•bo•la [[t]ˌkær əmˈboʊ lə[/t]] n. pl. las 1) pln a SE Asian tree, Averrhoa carambola, of the family Oxalidaceae, bearing deeply ridged, yellow brown fruit 2) pln Also called star fruit the fruit itself. • Etymology: 1590–1600; < Pg <… … From formal English to slang
