Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Source : WordNet®

carambola
     n 1: 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}]