East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit

• Used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert
• Deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Carambola \Ca`ram*bo"la\, n. (Bot.) An East Indian tree ( Averrhoa Carambola ), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also Coromandel gooseberry .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit [syn: 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 [syn: star fruit ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Carambola , commonly referred to as starfruit , is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola , a species of tree native to the Philippines , Indonesia , Malaysia , Vietnam , Nepal , India , Bangladesh and Sri Lanka . The fruit is popular throughout Southeast Asia ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A tree species native of southern Asia, ''Averrhoa carambola''. 2 The fruit of '''carambola''' tree, more commonly known as star fruit.