Assertion: acorn | /r/HasProperty | important food
Facets:
value: for many small and large mammals
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for all kinds of wildlife
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for birds
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
value: to the california populations
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: typically
type: DEGREE
value: as beans
type: OTHER
value: in the spanish dehesa extremeña
type: LOCATION
value: because of the value
type: CAUSE
value: in ancient japan
type: LOCATION
value: nearly
type: DEGREE
value: as corn
type: OTHER
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In ancient Japan, (Jomon period), the acorn was an important food.
text: The acorn is very important because it provides food for squirrels and other wild animals.
text: The acorn is the fruit of oak trees and is an important crop in the Spanish dehesa extremeña because of the value it provides to feeding Iberian pigs to obtain the “acorn-fed” certification.
text: Native Americans all across oak-growing North and South America harvested acorns, which were nearly as important a food as corn or beans.
text: The acorns are the largest of any North American oak (thus the species name macrocarpa, from Ancient Greek μακρός makrós "large" and καρπός karpós "fruit"), and are an important wildlife food; American black bears sometimes tear off branches to get them.
text: Acorns, the fruit of the oak tree, are one of the important foods because they can be preserved (through drying), therefore providing a plant-based staple through the winter.
text: Acorns are such an important resource to the California populations that acorn woodpeckers may nest in the fall to take advantage of the fall acorn crop, a rare behavior in birds.
text: In some cultures, acorns once constituted a dietary staple, though they have largely been replaced by grains and are now typically considered a relatively unimportant food, except in some Native American and Korean communities.
text: Acorns are not only capable of growing into magnificent trees, but are an important source of sustenance for all kinds of wildlife.
text: Acorns are an important food for birds, and for many small and large mammals (pigs, bears, and deer); however, they are toxic to horses.