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Carambola, also known as star fruit, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to tropical Southeast Asia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The edible fruit has distinctive ridges running down its sides (usually 5–6). [ 1 ]
Averrhoa carambola is a species of tree in the family Oxalidaceae native to tropical Southeast Asia; [1] it has a number of common names, including carambola, star fruit and five-corner. [2] It is a small tree or shrub that grows 5 to 12 m (16 to 39 ft) tall, with rose to red-purple flowers.
The exclamation became associated with the Madrid flamenco dancer and singer La Caramba in the 1780s. Her headdress of brightly colored ribbons became known as a caramba. [2] [3] The knife-throwing villain in The Broken Ear (1935), a comic book in the Adventures of Tintin series, exclaims "Caramba! Missed again!"
Averrhoa is a genus of trees in the family Oxalidaceae.It includes five species native to Java, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Sulawesi, and Vietnam. [1] The genus is named after Averroes, a 12th-century astronomer and philosopher from Al-Andalus.
Carambola, a fruit; Filipino variant of carrom, a tabletop game; Colloquial Filipino term for multiple-vehicle collision; Karambola (radio program), a political talk ...
Video of a game of carom billiards The Family Remy by Januarius Zick, c. 1776, featuring billiards among other parlour activities. Carom billiards, also called French billiards and sometimes carambole billiards, is the overarching title of a family of cue sports generally played on cloth-covered, pocketless billiard tables.
Carambola may refer to: Carambola, also known as star fruit, the fruit of Averrhoa carambola; Carambola!, a 1974 western comedy film; Carom billiards, the overarching ...
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