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cork

material derived from the cork oak
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Summary

cork ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,314 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: bark[2], plant tissue[3]
  • Has use: bung[4]
  • Commons category: Cork (material)[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cork (material)[6]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[7], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9], The American Cyclopædia[10]
  • Natural product of taxon: Quercus suber[11], Phellodendron amurense[12]
  • Different from: Korek[13], Cortiza[14]
  • MCN code: 4501.10.00[15]
  • Recycling code: 51[16]

Why It Matters

cork has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] cork is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). cork. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cork-q49444
MLA “cork.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 15 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/cork-q49444.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cork-q49444_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{cork}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cork-q49444}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-15}}
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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Korek, Cortiza
    Subclass of → —
    Natural product of taxon → Quercus suber, Phellodendron amurense
    Has use → bung
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Yso id, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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