Natural:
Star anise
Apple core cross section
Star fish
Balloon flower
Lilly
Tomato stem…
Man-made:
Star of David
Sheriff’s badge
Christmas tree topper
Star of Fame
Gold star stickers
Wheel rims…
Synonyms: pentagram, hexagram, pentacle, starred
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10 Comments.
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Bish has beat me to it: I was going to suggest star fruit too. (I’ve got typo gremlins on my blog. I spell words perfectly, then the minute my back is turned, they have their wicked way with them.)
Brevity is beautiful! Great post here, thanks for stopping by Whole Latte Life.
Thanks Roni! (Every time I see your avatar I want to hold up a zippo and sway to the music, lol)
Wordwrangler, gosh what high praise!! I’m so glad that you find this blog so helpful! 🙂
Again…great post. I listed this blog as one of my favorites today while posting to a yahoo group. The question was something like, “How do you tighten your writing skills?” I said I read blogs about writing…and THIS was one of my three favorites. 🙂
Fantastic job, y’all.
peace,
Donna
These are great. Thanks. 🙂
Thanks PJ & Ann. 🙂
I had star fruit on there too…I wonder what happened to it? I have blogger gremlins, people–no matter, I’ve re-added it. Thanks for spotting that, Bish.
I just HAVE to add the star fruit or carambola. Not only delicious, but when cut the slices look just like a 5 pointed star.
These are fun.
Great one! Star is such a wonderful thing to find in nature. I love the natural examples the best!