CARAMBOLA

carambola, star fruit

(noun) deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert

carambola, carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola

(noun) East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Presumably from Marathi karambal, via Portuguese.

Noun

carambola (plural carambolas)

A tree species native of southern Asia, Averrhoa carambola.

The fruit of this tree, more commonly known as star fruit.

A yellow colour, like that of a carambola.

Source: Wiktionary

Ca`ram*bo"la, n. (Bot.)

Definition: An East Indian tree (Averrhoa Carambola), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also Coromandel gooseberry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition