carambola
noun
car·am·bo·la
ˌker-əm-ˈbō-lə 
ˌka-rəm-
1
: a 5-angled green to yellow tropical fruit of star-shaped cross section
called also star fruit
2
: a tropical tree (Averrhoa carambola) of the wood-sorrel family that is native to southeastern Asia and is widely cultivated for carambolas
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Mature carambola trees can withstand temperature dips to around 26 degrees for a short period of time, but young trees are more susceptible to the cold.
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Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Oct. 2020
This tropical fruit, also known as carambola, comes in sweet and tart varieties and has a juicy texture similar to pineapple.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 July 2017
In addition to the assortment of natives, including gumbo limbo, dwarf firebush and Florida slash pine, the city has added an assortment of fruit trees: mango, lychee and carambola, or starfruit.
—Elizabeth Roberts, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 June 2017
And everyone can try 40 varieties of Brazil’s exotic fruits like caju, acai, carambola, caqui, goiaba and maracuja, often squeezed into Brazil’s delicious juices (sucos in Portuguese).
—The Associated Press, New York Times, 14 May 2016
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Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Oct. 2020
This tropical fruit, also known as carambola, comes in sweet and tart varieties and has a juicy texture similar to pineapple.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 July 2017
In addition to the assortment of natives, including gumbo limbo, dwarf firebush and Florida slash pine, the city has added an assortment of fruit trees: mango, lychee and carambola, or starfruit.
—Elizabeth Roberts, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 June 2017
And everyone can try 40 varieties of Brazil’s exotic fruits like caju, acai, carambola, caqui, goiaba and maracuja, often squeezed into Brazil’s delicious juices (sucos in Portuguese).
—The Associated Press, New York Times, 14 May 2016
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carambola
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car·am·bo·la
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