Mespilus
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Mespilus is a small genus of deciduous fruit-bearing trees or shrubs in the rose family, best known for the common medlar cultivated for its distinctive, late-ripening fruit.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mespilus canonical | 4 |
| Medlars and Sorb-Apples | 2 |
| Mespilus germanica | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T442940 — 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: Mespilus Context triple: [Rosaceae, hasMemberGenus, Mespilus]
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A.
Morus
Morus is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as mulberries, valued for their sweet, edible fruits and use in silkworm cultivation.
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B.
Celtis
Celtis is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as hackberries, valued for their hardiness and small, berry-like fruits.
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C.
Aegle
Aegle is a figure from Greek mythology, often identified as one of the Hesperides, the nymphs associated with a blissful garden at the western edge of the world.
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D.
Aloysia
Aloysia is a feminine given name, historically used in European contexts and closely related to the name Louise.
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E.
Myrtilus
Myrtilus is a figure in Greek mythology, the charioteer of King Oenomaus whose betrayal and subsequent curse play a key role in the tragic saga of Pelops and the House of Atreus.
- 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: Mespilus Target entity description: Mespilus is a small genus of deciduous fruit-bearing trees or shrubs in the rose family, best known for the common medlar cultivated for its distinctive, late-ripening fruit.
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A.
Morus
Morus is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as mulberries, valued for their sweet, edible fruits and use in silkworm cultivation.
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B.
Celtis
Celtis is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as hackberries, valued for their hardiness and small, berry-like fruits.
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C.
Aegle
Aegle is a figure from Greek mythology, often identified as one of the Hesperides, the nymphs associated with a blissful garden at the western edge of the world.
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D.
Aloysia
Aloysia is a feminine given name, historically used in European contexts and closely related to the name Louise.
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E.
Myrtilus
Myrtilus is a figure in Greek mythology, the charioteer of King Oenomaus whose betrayal and subsequent curse play a key role in the tragic saga of Pelops and the House of Atreus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fruit tree
ⓘ
plant genus ⓘ plant species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName |
common medlar
ⓘ
medlar genus ⓘ |
| cultivatedFor | fruit ⓘ |
| family |
Rosaceae
ⓘ
Rosaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
white
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | late spring ⓘ |
| fruitCharacteristic | requires bletting before eating ⓘ |
| fruitRipeningTime |
late autumn
ⓘ
late autumn ⓘ |
| fruitType |
pome
ⓘ
pome ⓘ |
| fruitUse |
alcoholic beverages
ⓘ
culinary ⓘ jellies ⓘ preserves ⓘ |
| genus | Mespilus self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| growthForm |
deciduous shrub
ⓘ
deciduous shrub ⓘ deciduous small tree ⓘ small tree ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Mespilus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mespilus germanica
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | deciduous ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Balkans
ⓘ
surface form:
southeastern Europe
southwestern Asia ⓘ southwestern Asia ⓘ |
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| produces | edible fruit ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Crataegus
ⓘ
Malus ⓘ Pyrus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Mespilus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mespilus germanica
|
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
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Input
Subject: Mespilus Description of subject: Mespilus is a small genus of deciduous fruit-bearing trees or shrubs in the rose family, best known for the common medlar cultivated for its distinctive, late-ripening fruit.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mespilus germanica
this entity surface form:
Mespilus germanica
this entity surface form:
Medlars and Sorb-Apples
this entity surface form:
Medlars and Sorb-Apples