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Averrhoa

noun

trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas

• Syn: ↑genus Averrhoa

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Oxalidaceae, ↑family Oxalidaceae, ↑wood-sorrel family

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\\ˌavəˈrōə, əˈverəwə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Averroës, Averrhoës died 1198 Spanish-Arabian philosopher

: a genus of East Indian trees (family Oxalidaceae) with pinnate leaves — see bilimbi, carambola

Useful english dictionary. 2012.