Noun: carambola ,ker-um'bow-lu [N. Amer], ,ka-rum'bow-lu [Brit]
- East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit
"Sliced carambola creates perfect star-shaped garnishes"; "Sliced Averrhoa carambola creates perfect star-shaped garnishes"; "The carambola tree produces star-shaped fruits";
- carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola
- Deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert
"She garnished the tropical fruit salad with slices of carambola";
- star fruit
Derived forms: carambolas
Type of: edible fruit, fruit tree
Encyclopedia: Carambola