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1. Carambola
   A golden yellow fruit grown in the West Indies, Indonesia, and Brazil. Also known as star fruit, because when sliced, it has a star shape. The flesh of the carambola is juicy and highly acidic, similar to plums or grapes. It is eaten fresh, mostly in salsas and vinaigrettes, and sometimes as a dessert with sugar and cream.
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2. carambola
   [n] - East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit 2. [n] - deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit
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3. Carambola
   Ca`ram·bo'la noun (Botany) An East Indian tree ( Averrhoa Carambola ), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also Coromandel gooseberry .
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4. 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
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5. carambola
   carambola tree noun East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit
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6. Carambola
   • (n.) An East Indian tree (Averrhoa Carambola), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also Coromandel gooseberry.
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7. carambola
   carambola (kăr"umbō'lu) , orange fleshy fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a small shrub in the wood sorrel family (Oxalidaceae). The fruits have five very prominent ridges, and in transverse section appear as a five-pointed star and thus are often called star fruit. The fruits contain...
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8. Carambola
   The Carambola or Coromadel Gooseberry (Averrhoa Carambola) is a small evergreen tree of the family Geraniaceae, bearing short racemes of red flowers, followed by round, yellow, orange-sized fruits which are full of juice but very sour.
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9. Carambola
   Carambola is the fruit of an East Indian tree, the Averrhoa Carambola, of the natural order Oxalidaceae. It is of the size and shape of a duck's egg, of an agreeable acidulous flavour and is used in making sherbets, tarts, and preserves.
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10. carambola
    Small evergreen tree of Southeast Asia. The fruits, called star fruit, are yellowish, about 12 cm/4 in long, with a five-pointed star-shaped cross-section. They can be eaten raw, cooked, or pickled, and are juicily acidic. The juice is also used to remove stains from hands and clothes. (Averrhoa carambola, family ...
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11. Carambola
    `Carambola`, or `starfruit`, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to the Philippines (where they are called `balimbing` or `saranate`, depending on their sourness), Indonesia (`belimbing`), Malaysia, India and Sri Lanka. The tree and its fruit are popular throughout So...
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