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carambola
[ kar-uhm-boh-luh ]
noun
- a tree, Averrhoa carambola, native to southeastern Asia, bearing deeply ridged, yellow-brown, edible fruit.
- Also called star fruit. the fruit itself.
carambola
/ ËŒ°ìæ°ùÉ™³¾Ëˆ²úəʊ±ôÉ™ /
noun
- a tree, Averrhoa carambola, probably native to Brazil but cultivated in the tropics, esp SE Asia, for its edible fruit
- Also calledstar fruit the smooth-skinned yellow fruit of this tree, which is star-shaped in cross section
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of carambola1
1590–1600; < Portuguese < Marathi karambal
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of carambola1
C18: Spanish carambola a sour greenish fruit, from Portuguese, from Marathi karambal
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She has worn out a path along about 20 feet of the fence line, another 10 feet along my bromeliad patch, and about 10 feet in front of my carambola tree.
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In the street markets the aroma of mangos and star-shaped carambola fruit jostles with the pungent smell of fresh seafood.
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Many thanks for seeds of the Malva and information about Averrhoa, which I perceived was sensitive, as A. carambola is said to be; and about Mimosa sensitiva.
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