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Definition of Averrhoa carambola
1. Noun. East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit.
Terms within: Carambola, Star Fruit
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Averrhoa Carambola
Literary usage of Averrhoa carambola
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Flag-ship: Or, A Voyage Around the World in the United States Frigate by Fitch Waterman Taylor (1840)
"The blimbing (averrhoa carambola) is a peculiar acid pentagonal fruit. Its seeds
are flat It reminds you of a craw-fish, although nothing like it; ..."
2. Researches on Irritability of Plants by Jagadis Chandra Bose (1913)
"EFFECT OF FEEBLE CURRENT ON LEAFLETS OF averrhoa carambola EMF = 22 volts ;
current = 4 micro-amperes Effect of moderate current. ..."
3. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803;: Explorations by Early Navigators by Edward Gaylord Bourne (1909)
"Ates (Anona squamosa), 38, 50, 51, 40, 206. averrhoa carambola ... Averrhoa
carambola), 39, 297, 298, 38, 49, 4», 2°6, 50, 48. ..."