Averrhoa

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas
Synonym: genus Averrhoa

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Wikipedia: Averrhoa

Averrhoa

Averrhoa bilimbi

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Oxalidales
Family:	Oxalidaceae
Genus:	Averrhoa L.

Species

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Averrhoa is a genus of trees in the Oxalidaceae family, of the Oxalidales order, named after Averroes - a 12th century astronomer and philosopher.

Species

The genus only comprises 2 species:

Averrhoa carambola -- Starfruit or Carambola
Averrhoa bilimbi -- Bilimbi

Note that the species Phyllanthus acida is also sometimes referred to as Averrhoa acida.

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