What is "carambola"

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

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

1. n. East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit [syn: 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: star fruit]

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, the South Pacific, Micronesia, and parts of East Asia. The tree is also cultivated throughout non-indigenous tropical areas, such as in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the southern United States.

The fruit has distinctive ridges running down its sides (usually five but can sometimes vary); in cross-section, it resembles a star, hence its name. The entire fruit is edible and is usually eaten out of hand. They may also be used in cooking and can be made into relishes, preserves, and juice drinks.

Carambola is an online advertising company specializing in site monetization through content enrichment. Carambola offers publishers several products through originally created content across all lifestyle verticals, enabling websites to enrich their videos, images and articles. In its inception, Carambola partnered with AOL to launch their In-Video product in the U.S. in 2013, introducing, what AOL called, "the world's first automated video enrichment platform." Since, the company has partnered with more and more US publishers.