star fruitn.

Brit.

/ˈstɑː fruːt/, U.S.

/ˈstɑr ˌfrut/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, fruit n.

Etymology: < star n.¹ + fruit n.

1. Any of various aquatic herbaceous plants of the genus Damasonium (family Alismataceae) having dry, dehiscent, stellate fruit. Cf. water plantain n. 1.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > names applied to various aquatic plants

water yarrow1597

samphire1703

water plantain1756

marsh rosemary1777

star fruit1830

brakbush1844

1830 W. J. Hooker Brit. Flora 172 Actinocárpus. Br. Star-fruit... A. Damasónium, Br. (common Star-fruit).

1857 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. V. 307 Actinocarpus (Star-fruit).

1903 H. W. Tompkins Hertfordshire iv. 17 The star-fruit (Damasonium stellatum) formerly grew on Totteridge Green.

1992 Wildlife News May 8/1 Starfruit has recently been rediscovered at ponds in Bucks where it was thought to be extinct.

2001 BBC Gardeners' World Feb. 48/1 Used as an ornamental pond plant, escaped pygmy weed is now choking natural ponds and threatening rare native species such as starfruit, Damasonium alisma.

2. The fruit of the tree Averrhoa carambola (family Oxalidaceae), which is a fleshy, golden-yellow berry having (usually) five longitudinal ridges and a star-shaped cross section; the tree producing this fruit (also star fruit tree); = carambola n.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > star-fruit

carambola1598

caramba1866

star fruit1897

1897 E. R. Scidmore Java vii. 84 The carambola (Averrhoa), the five-ribbed yellow ‘star-fruit’, popularly known in real Cathay as the ‘Chinese gooseberry’, is a favorite, fragrant study in spherical geometry.

1965 B. M. Allen Malayan Fruits 131 Bĕlimbing Manis: Carambola. Averrhoa carambola Linn... Other names: Bĕlimbing Batu..Kambola, Caramba, Star-fruit (but do not confuse with Star Apple).

1988 J. Bacon Exotic Fruits 20 Carambola,..barbadine, granadilla (West Indies), star fruit. This distinctive tropical fruit..has a brilliant-yellow translucent skin, and when cut in cross-section it resembles a star.

1991 Washington Post e10/1 In July 1990, 70 star fruit growers teamed up to clear, plow, and plant an experimental five-acre, 630-tree star fruit grove.

2003 BusinessWeek 6 Oct. 144/2 Jamaican cooks have rediscovered their native tangy fruits, including..carambola (or star fruit) and ortanique (a cross between an orange and a tangerine).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	star fruit
释义	star fruitn. Brit. /ˈstɑː fruːt/, U.S. /ˈstɑr ˌfrut/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, fruit n. Etymology: < star n.¹ + fruit n. 1. Any of various aquatic herbaceous plants of the genus Damasonium (family Alismataceae) having dry, dehiscent, stellate fruit. Cf. water plantain n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > names applied to various aquatic plants water yarrow1597 samphire1703 water plantain1756 marsh rosemary1777 star fruit1830 brakbush1844 1830 W. J. Hooker Brit. Flora 172 Actinocárpus. Br. Star-fruit... A. Damasónium, Br. (common Star-fruit). 1857 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. V. 307 Actinocarpus (Star-fruit). 1903 H. W. Tompkins Hertfordshire iv. 17 The star-fruit (Damasonium stellatum) formerly grew on Totteridge Green. 1992 Wildlife News May 8/1 Starfruit has recently been rediscovered at ponds in Bucks where it was thought to be extinct. 2001 BBC Gardeners' World Feb. 48/1 Used as an ornamental pond plant, escaped pygmy weed is now choking natural ponds and threatening rare native species such as starfruit, Damasonium alisma. 2. The fruit of the tree Averrhoa carambola (family Oxalidaceae), which is a fleshy, golden-yellow berry having (usually) five longitudinal ridges and a star-shaped cross section; the tree producing this fruit (also star fruit tree); = carambola n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > star-fruit carambola1598 caramba1866 star fruit1897 1897 E. R. Scidmore Java vii. 84 The carambola (Averrhoa), the five-ribbed yellow ‘star-fruit’, popularly known in real Cathay as the ‘Chinese gooseberry’, is a favorite, fragrant study in spherical geometry. 1965 B. M. Allen Malayan Fruits 131 Bĕlimbing Manis: Carambola. Averrhoa carambola Linn... Other names: Bĕlimbing Batu..Kambola, Caramba, Star-fruit (but do not confuse with Star Apple). 1988 J. Bacon Exotic Fruits 20 Carambola,..barbadine, granadilla (West Indies), star fruit. This distinctive tropical fruit..has a brilliant-yellow translucent skin, and when cut in cross-section it resembles a star. 1991 Washington Post e10/1 In July 1990, 70 star fruit growers teamed up to clear, plow, and plant an experimental five-acre, 630-tree star fruit grove. 2003 BusinessWeek 6 Oct. 144/2 Jamaican cooks have rediscovered their native tangy fruits, including..carambola (or star fruit) and ortanique (a cross between an orange and a tangerine). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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