acorn
fruit/nut of the oak tree
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Summary
acorn draws 14,386 Wikipedia views per month (glans category, ranking #1 of 1).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: nut[2], glans[3]
- Has use: fodder[4]
- Commons category: Acorns[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Acorns[6]
- Described by source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[7], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[9], The New Student's Reference Work[10]
- Natural product of taxon: Oak[11], Quercus robur[12]
- Different from: Acorn[13], glans[14]
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Influence
Things named for acorn include eggcorn[15]; Žirje[16], an island[17], in Croatia[18]; and Laneia[19], a community of Cyprus Republic[20], in Cyprus[21].
Why It Matters
acorn has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] acorn is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for acorn include eggcorn[15]; Žirje[16], an island[17], in Croatia[18]; and Laneia[19], a community of Cyprus Republic[20], in Cyprus[21].