averrhoa

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A genus of small trees, natural order Geraniaceæ, tribe Oxalideæ, containing two East Indian species, cultivated for their very acid fruit. The bilimbi, A. Bilimbi, is often pickled or candied, and its juice removes the stain of iron-rust and other spots from linen.The carambola, A. Carambola, is also used as food.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas