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Atlantic’s Sea Bass with carrot mochi, sugar snap peas, star fruit and lemongrass broth was delicate and delicious.
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Keep in mind, however, that star fruit needs full sun and warmer temperatures to produce a harvest.
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Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
Tacos To make star fruit tacos, thinly slice star fruit and place it atop grilled or sautéed fish, shrimp, or chicken tacos.
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
There’s the livelier plum and three unmissable options, fuchsia, star fruit and the spectacular ultramarine.
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David Phelan, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
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“Star fruit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/star%20fruit. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
star fruit
noun
: a green to yellow tropical Asian fruit that has the shape of a 5-pointed star when cut across the middle
called also carambola
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