carambola

Noun

carambola (plural carambolas)

1. A tree species native to southern Asia, Averrhoa carambola.
   • The carambola tree bears a sour fruit which makes a good tart, and there is a variety which bears a sweet fruit. The tree, though originally, it is said, from the Moluccas, flourishes well on this Coast, and is quite naturalized.1851, Francis Mason, Tenasserim: Or Notes on the Fauna, Flora, Minerals, and Nations of British Burmah and Pegu: with Systematic Catalogues of the Known Minerals, Plants, Mammals, Fishes, Mollusks...
2. The fruit of this tree, commonly known as star fruit.
   • She leans out of sight before coming back with a bowl of something—looks like sliced fresh carambola with salt and chili.2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 124

   Synonyms:

   Chinese gooseberry, star fruit

3. A yellow colour, like that of a carambola.