Triple

T9608532
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Plains cottonwood E232037 entity
Predicate genus P87 FINISHED
Object Populus
Populus is a genus of fast-growing deciduous trees commonly known as poplars, aspens, and cottonwoods, widespread across the Northern Hemisphere.
 E811286 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 | Statement: [Plains cottonwood, genus, Populus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Populus
Context triple: [Plains cottonwood, genus, Populus]
  • A. Populus deltoides
    Populus deltoides is a fast-growing North American cottonwood tree species known for its large, triangular leaves and importance in riparian ecosystems.
  • 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. Poplar
    Poplar is a small rural community located within the township of Central Manitoulin in Ontario, Canada.
  • D. Larix
    Larix is a genus of deciduous coniferous trees commonly known as larches, found in cool temperate and boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere.
  • E. Ulmus
    Ulmus is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as elms, widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and valued for their distinctive vase-shaped form and use in landscaping and timber.
  • 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
Triple: [Plains cottonwood, genus, Populus]
Generated description
Populus is a genus of fast-growing deciduous trees commonly known as poplars, aspens, and cottonwoods, widespread across the Northern Hemisphere.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Populus
Target entity description: Populus is a genus of fast-growing deciduous trees commonly known as poplars, aspens, and cottonwoods, widespread across the Northern Hemisphere.
  • A. Populus deltoides
    Populus deltoides is a fast-growing North American cottonwood tree species known for its large, triangular leaves and importance in riparian ecosystems.
  • 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. Poplar
    Poplar is a small rural community located within the township of Central Manitoulin in Ontario, Canada.
  • D. Larix
    Larix is a genus of deciduous coniferous trees commonly known as larches, found in cool temperate and boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere.
  • E. Ulmus
    Ulmus is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as elms, widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and valued for their distinctive vase-shaped form and use in landscaping and timber.
  • 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_69d18220a2308190aac7380c98f23965 completed April 4, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d182db3ef481908a7e588aa35a7a3f completed April 4, 2026, 9:30 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d183481f488190ab63f0bde2d5c6fc completed April 4, 2026, 9:31 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:08 p.m.