Glycyrrhiza
E213136
Glycyrrhiza is a genus of flowering plants best known for species like licorice, whose roots are used worldwide as a sweet flavoring and traditional medicinal herb.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glycyrrhiza canonical | 1 |
| Glycyrrhiza aspera | 1 |
| Glycyrrhiza glabra | 1 |
| Glycyrrhiza inflata | 1 |
| Glycyrrhiza korshinskyi | 1 |
| Glycyrrhiza lepidota | 1 |
| Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora | 1 |
| Glycyrrhiza squamulosa | 1 |
| Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1891620 — 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: Glycyrrhiza Context triple: [Faboideae, includesGenus, Glycyrrhiza]
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A.
Astragalus
Astragalus is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the legume family, commonly known as milkvetches and often noted for their ecological importance and use in traditional medicine.
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B.
Galega
Galega is a small genus of flowering legumes in the pea family, best known for the species Galega officinalis, historically used as a medicinal plant and as a forage crop.
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C.
Althaea
Althaea is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as the mother of Meleager and queen of Calydon.
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D.
Indigofera
Indigofera is a large genus of flowering legumes best known for species that produce natural indigo dye and are found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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E.
Banaba
Banaba is a raised coral island in the Pacific Ocean that is part of the Republic of Kiribati and is known for its rich phosphate deposits and dramatic environmental history.
- 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: Glycyrrhiza Target entity description: Glycyrrhiza is a genus of flowering plants best known for species like licorice, whose roots are used worldwide as a sweet flavoring and traditional medicinal herb.
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A.
Astragalus
Astragalus is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the legume family, commonly known as milkvetches and often noted for their ecological importance and use in traditional medicine.
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B.
Galega
Galega is a small genus of flowering legumes in the pea family, best known for the species Galega officinalis, historically used as a medicinal plant and as a forage crop.
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C.
Althaea
Althaea is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as the mother of Meleager and queen of Calydon.
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D.
Indigofera
Indigofera is a large genus of flowering legumes best known for species that produce natural indigo dye and are found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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E.
Banaba
Banaba is a raised coral island in the Pacific Ocean that is part of the Republic of Kiribati and is known for its rich phosphate deposits and dramatic environmental history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName | licorice plants ⓘ |
| containsCompound |
flavonoids
ⓘ
glycyrrhizin ⓘ saponins ⓘ |
| describedIn | Species Plantarum ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1753 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| economicUse |
food flavoring source
ⓘ
herbal medicine source ⓘ pharmaceutical raw material ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek ‘glykys’ (sweet) and ‘rhiza’ (root) ⓘ |
| family | Fabaceae ⓘ |
| flavorProfile | sweet ⓘ |
| genusOf |
Glycyrrhiza aspera
ⓘ
linked to:
Glycyrrhiza
Glycyrrhiza echinata ⓘ Glycyrrhiza glabra ⓘ
linked to:
Glycyrrhiza
Glycyrrhiza inflata ⓘ
linked to:
Glycyrrhiza
Glycyrrhiza korshinskyi ⓘ
linked to:
Glycyrrhiza
Glycyrrhiza lepidota ⓘ
linked to:
Glycyrrhiza
Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora ⓘ
linked to:
Glycyrrhiza
Glycyrrhiza squamulosa ⓘ
linked to:
Glycyrrhiza
Glycyrrhiza uralensis ⓘ Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis ⓘ
linked to:
Glycyrrhiza
|
| growthForm | herbaceous perennial ⓘ |
| hasPart | Glycyrrhiza roots ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Eurasia
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| order | Fabales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction by flowers ⓘ |
| rootType | deep taproot ⓘ |
| subfamily | Faboideae ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| tribe | Galegeae ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Glycyrrhiza glabra ⓘ |
| usedFor |
sweet flavoring
ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ayurvedic medicine
ⓘ
confectionery ⓘ tobacco flavoring ⓘ traditional Chinese medicine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glycyrrhiza Description of subject: Glycyrrhiza is a genus of flowering plants best known for species like licorice, whose roots are used worldwide as a sweet flavoring and traditional medicinal herb.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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