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A star is a shape you often see at Christmas time, as decorations on a Christmas tree. Stars are usually drawn with five or six points. You can also see stars on the flags of some countries, like the American flag.
Sis forStar anise
Scientific name: illicium verum
Sis forStar fruit
Scientific name: averrhoa carambola
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Star fruit (kamrak) is popular in areas of Asia such as the Philippines, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka. It grows best in tropical areas. It is a sweet, juicy fruit and is high in vitamin C, as well as having other health benefits.
Scientific name: class: asteroidea
The starfish, or sea star, is not a fish - starfish have no skeleton. They are related to sea urchins. As they have no skeleton and hence no legs, they don't move around by walking. They move by pumping water around through tubes on the base of their arms. Not all starfish have five arms, some have more.
Starfish eat sea creatures with shells that move slower than it does. Starfish have two stomachs, and one of them can be put outside the starfish's body. So they eat clams and other shellfish by forcing them open and putting their stomach inside the clam's shell.
Some starfish can regrow arms if they are cut off. Some starfish can grow from the cut-off arm as long as some of the central portion of the starfish is still attached.
Starfish send their eggs out to drift into the open sea where they hatch into small swimming larva. When the larva are old enough, they sink to the bottom of the sea and turn into adult starfish.
Sis forStatic (electricity)
Static electricity is a build up of electrical charge on the surface of something. This charge usually builds up when things rub together. You can make a static charge on a balloon by rubbing it on your clothes, and the child in the picture has got a static charge from sliding down a playground slide.
Static electricity discharges when something with the charge touches something else that can accept the charge. It discharges with a zap that can hurt.
Statues are models of people or animals that are made out of stone or metal. They are usually very big, often much bigger than the thing they are a model of. You often see statues in parks or other public places.
A statue that is interesting to look at but it is not clear what it is supposed to be is usually called a sculpture. Sometimes statues are called sculptures and sculptures are called statues.