Triple

T9608531
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Plains cottonwood E232037 entity
Predicate parentTaxon P2891 FINISHED
Object Populus deltoides
Populus deltoides is a fast-growing North American cottonwood tree species known for its large, triangular leaves and importance in riparian ecosystems.
E810051 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: Populus deltoides | Statement: [Plains cottonwood, parentTaxon, Populus deltoides]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Populus deltoides
Context triple: [Plains cottonwood, parentTaxon, Populus deltoides]
  • A. Poplar
    Poplar is a small rural community located within the township of Central Manitoulin in Ontario, Canada.
  • B. Poplar
    Poplar is a historic district in the East End of London known for its docklands heritage, post-war social housing, and proximity to Canary Wharf.
  • C. Davie Poplar
    Davie Poplar is a historic, centuries-old tulip poplar tree on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a well-known campus symbol and gathering spot.
  • D. Taxodium ascendens
    Taxodium ascendens, commonly known as pond cypress, is a deciduous conifer native to the southeastern United States, typically found in wetlands and noted for its slender form and feathery foliage.
  • E. American elm
    The American elm is a large, deciduous North American tree species historically prized for its vase-shaped form and use as a prominent shade and street tree.
  • 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: Populus deltoides
Triple: [Plains cottonwood, parentTaxon, Populus deltoides]
Generated description
Populus deltoides is a fast-growing North American cottonwood tree species known for its large, triangular leaves and importance in riparian ecosystems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Populus deltoides
Target entity description: Populus deltoides is a fast-growing North American cottonwood tree species known for its large, triangular leaves and importance in riparian ecosystems.
  • A. Poplar
    Poplar is a historic district in the East End of London known for its docklands heritage, post-war social housing, and proximity to Canary Wharf.
  • B. Poplar
    Poplar is a small rural community located within the township of Central Manitoulin in Ontario, Canada.
  • C. Davie Poplar
    Davie Poplar is a historic, centuries-old tulip poplar tree on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a well-known campus symbol and gathering spot.
  • D. Taxodium ascendens
    Taxodium ascendens, commonly known as pond cypress, is a deciduous conifer native to the southeastern United States, typically found in wetlands and noted for its slender form and feathery foliage.
  • E. American elm
    The American elm is a large, deciduous North American tree species historically prized for its vase-shaped form and use as a prominent shade and street tree.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69ca8485a90c819094fe40b42fde9d70 completed March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9a8300e48190bef51f61febc061d completed April 1, 2026, 10:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d179491ecc8190a72be68cc5f572b2 completed April 4, 2026, 8:49 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d17a5df01081909f20c4a722cef83d completed April 4, 2026, 8:53 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d17adb55648190b01060ade60b0fde completed April 4, 2026, 8:55 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:08 p.m.