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cell wall

rigid or semi-rigid envelope lying outside the cell membrane of plant, fungal, most prokaryotic cells and some protozoan parasites, maintaining their shape and protecting them from osmotic lysi
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cell wall

Summary

cell wall is a cellular component[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,569 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cell wall's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3].
  • cell wall is a type of external encapsulating structure[4].
  • cell wall's Commons category is recorded as Cell wall[5].
  • cell wall's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cell wall[6].
  • cell wall's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005618[7].
  • cell wall's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[8].

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Definition and Type

cell wall's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3]. It is a type of external encapsulating structure[4].

Why It Matters

cell wall ranks in the top 7% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,569 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cell-wall_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{cell wall}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cell-wall}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → cellular component
    Topic's main category → Category:Cell wall
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → external encapsulating structure
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 21155, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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