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watering can

portable container used to water plants by hand
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watering can

Summary

watering can has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • watering can is a type of container[2].
  • watering can is a type of garden tool[3].
  • watering can is used for moisture[4].
  • watering can's Commons category is recorded as Watering cans[5].
  • watering can's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Watering cans[6].
  • watering can's Commons gallery is recorded as Watering can[7].
  • watering can's different from is recorded as water jug[8].
  • watering can's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include container[2] and garden tool[3].

Use and Application

watering can is used for moisture[4].

Influence

Things named for watering can include Aspergillus[10], a taxon[11].

Why It Matters

watering can has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Entities named for it include Aspergillus[10], a taxon[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Red Sneak · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Watering cans
    Has use → moisture
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Subclass of → container, garden tool
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Watercan.png"
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