silk
fine, lustrous, natural fiber produced by the larvae of various silk moths, especially the species Bombyx mori
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Summary
silk is a glandular product[1]. silk draws 11,035 Wikipedia views per month (glandular product category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: Protein fibre[3], natural fiber[4], textile[5]
- Commons category: Silk[6]
- Has part(s): fibroin[7], sericin[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Silk[9]
- Commons gallery: Silk[10]
- Described by source: Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[14], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17]
- Has characteristic: luster[18]
- Natural product of taxon: Bombyx mori[19], silkworm[20]
- Different from: Silk[21]
- Fabrication method: sericulture[22]
- Produced by: silk-secreting glands[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Textile Arts[25], WikiProject Animal rights[26], WikiProject China[27], WikiProject India[28]
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Influence
Things named for silk include Seres[29], an ethnic group[30], in People's Republic of China[31].
Why It Matters
silk has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] silk is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for silk include Seres[29], an ethnic group[30], in People's Republic of China[31].