Triple

T358437
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cactaceae E7595 entity
Predicate notableGenus P12304 FINISHED
Object Ferocactus
Ferocactus is a genus of large, stout, heavily spined barrel cacti native to arid regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
 E46602 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Ferocactus | Statement: [Cactaceae, notableGenus, Ferocactus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ferocactus
Context triple: [Cactaceae, notableGenus, Ferocactus]
  • A. Echinocactus
    Echinocactus is a genus of globular, heavily spined cacti native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, commonly known as barrel cacti.
  • B. Cactus
    Cactus was the Allied codename for Henderson Field, the strategically crucial airfield on Guadalcanal during World War II.
  • C. nopal cactus
    The nopal cactus is a prickly pear cactus native to the Americas, especially associated with Mexican cuisine, culture, and symbolism.
  • D. Carnegiea
    Carnegiea is a small genus of large, columnar cacti best known for the iconic saguaro cactus native to the Sonoran Desert of North America.
  • E. Palo verde
    Palo verde is a small desert tree native to the American Southwest, recognized for its green bark and bright yellow spring blossoms.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Ferocactus
Triple: [Cactaceae, notableGenus, Ferocactus]
Generated description
Ferocactus is a genus of large, stout, heavily spined barrel cacti native to arid regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ferocactus
Target entity description: Ferocactus is a genus of large, stout, heavily spined barrel cacti native to arid regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • A. Echinocactus chosen
    Echinocactus is a genus of globular, heavily spined cacti native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, commonly known as barrel cacti.
  • B. Cactus
    Cactus was the Allied codename for Henderson Field, the strategically crucial airfield on Guadalcanal during World War II.
  • C. nopal cactus
    The nopal cactus is a prickly pear cactus native to the Americas, especially associated with Mexican cuisine, culture, and symbolism.
  • D. Carnegiea
    Carnegiea is a small genus of large, columnar cacti best known for the iconic saguaro cactus native to the Sonoran Desert of North America.
  • E. Palo verde
    Palo verde is a small desert tree native to the American Southwest, recognized for its green bark and bright yellow spring blossoms.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a2e7e696948190bebc966535995e45 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ee29ede0819095279af95b53e350 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:31 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3f0a43da48190b9888c60cf565f9d completed March 1, 2026, 7:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3f13a36c08190b508037c27435b45 completed March 1, 2026, 7:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3f19823608190a0d0b6b4335d6d0a completed March 1, 2026, 7:58 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.