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commonly called the
cork oak, is a medium-sized,
evergreen oak tree in the
section Quercus sect. Cerris. It is the
primary source of
cork for wine bottle...
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Asbestos (/æsˈbɛstəs, æz-, -tɒs/ ****-BES-təs, az-, -toss) is a
naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral.
There are six types, all of
which are composed...
- The West
Cork Sandstone is a
geologic formation in Ireland. It
preserves fossils dating back to the
Carboniferous period.
Earth sciences portal Ireland...
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called subfamily Amygdaloideae (incorrectly "Spiraeoideae"). The
oldest fossils confirmed to
belong to
Prunus date to the Eocene, and are
found across...
- P****odendron, or
cork-tree, is a
genus of deciduous,
dioecious trees in the
family Rutaceae,
native to east and
northeast Asia. It has leathery, pinnate...
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called the
cork cambium,
these cells produce cork cells that turn into
cork. A
limited number of cell
layers may form
interior to the
cork cambium, called...
- on the
casings of 20th
century cameras.
Cork leather is a natural-fiber
alternative made from the bark of
cork oak
trees that has been compressed, similar...
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ethical investment and
specifically fossil-fuel
divestment through parti****tion in the
Quakers and the UK
Fossil Free campaign. She parti****ted in bringing...
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derived from cyanobacteria. In 1665,
Robert Hooke examined a thin
slice of
cork under his microscope, and saw a
structure of
small enclosures. He
wrote "I...
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Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New
International Encyclopedia article "Mullet (fish)". Video:
Mullet Dursey Sound May 2010, Beara, West
Cork, Ireland...
