Carum carvi
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Carum carvi, commonly known as caraway, is a flowering plant whose aromatic seeds are widely used as a spice and medicinal herb.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carum carvi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4333058 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carum carvi Context triple: [Apiaceae, containsTaxon, Carum carvi]
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A.
Anethum graveolens
Anethum graveolens, commonly known as dill, is an aromatic annual herb widely used as a culinary seasoning and traditional medicinal plant.
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B.
Pimpinella anisum
Pimpinella anisum is an aromatic flowering plant commonly known as anise, valued for its licorice-flavored seeds used in cooking, herbal medicine, and liqueurs.
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C.
Coriandrum sativum
Coriandrum sativum is an aromatic annual herb widely used as a culinary spice and fresh herb (known as coriander or cilantro) in cuisines around the world.
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D.
Dill
The Dill is a river in central Germany that flows through Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia before joining the Lahn.
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E.
Angelica archangelica
Angelica archangelica is a tall aromatic herb native to northern Europe and Asia, traditionally used in herbal medicine and as a flavoring in foods and liqueurs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carum carvi Target entity description: Carum carvi, commonly known as caraway, is a flowering plant whose aromatic seeds are widely used as a spice and medicinal herb.
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A.
Anethum graveolens
Anethum graveolens, commonly known as dill, is an aromatic annual herb widely used as a culinary seasoning and traditional medicinal plant.
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B.
Pimpinella anisum
Pimpinella anisum is an aromatic flowering plant commonly known as anise, valued for its licorice-flavored seeds used in cooking, herbal medicine, and liqueurs.
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C.
Coriandrum sativum
Coriandrum sativum is an aromatic annual herb widely used as a culinary spice and fresh herb (known as coriander or cilantro) in cuisines around the world.
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D.
Dill
The Dill is a river in central Germany that flows through Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia before joining the Lahn.
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E.
Angelica archangelica
Angelica archangelica is a tall aromatic herb native to northern Europe and Asia, traditionally used in herbal medicine and as a flavoring in foods and liqueurs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flowering plant
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ |
| commonName |
Persian cumin
ⓘ
caraway ⓘ meridian fennel ⓘ |
| containsCompound |
anethole
ⓘ
carvone ⓘ limonene ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| family | Apiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flavorProfile |
anise-like
ⓘ
slightly sweet ⓘ warm ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
pink
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
early summer
ⓘ
late spring ⓘ |
| fruitType | schizocarp ⓘ |
| genus | Carum ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous plant ⓘ |
| hardiness | temperate climates ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType | compound umbel ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | feathery leaves ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | about 60 cm ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Apiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType | biennial plant ⓘ |
| preferredSoil | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| propagationMethod | by seed ⓘ |
| seedColor | brown ⓘ |
| seedDescription | crescent-shaped seeds ⓘ |
| seedUse |
culinary spice
ⓘ
medicinal herb ⓘ |
| sunExposure | full sun ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| traditionalUse |
carminative
ⓘ
digestive aid ⓘ relief of flatulence ⓘ |
| usedInCuisine |
European cuisine
ⓘ
Middle Eastern cuisine ⓘ North African cuisine ⓘ |
| usedInDish |
cheese
ⓘ
liqueurs ⓘ rye bread ⓘ sauerkraut ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1753 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Carum carvi Description of subject: Carum carvi, commonly known as caraway, is a flowering plant whose aromatic seeds are widely used as a spice and medicinal herb.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.