Salvia officinalis
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Salvia officinalis is a perennial aromatic herb, commonly known as common sage, widely used as a culinary seasoning and traditional medicinal plant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salvia officinalis canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4246998 — 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: Salvia officinalis Context triple: [Lamiaceae, contains, Salvia officinalis]
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A.
Mentha spicata
Mentha spicata is a species of mint commonly known as spearmint, widely used as a culinary herb and flavoring agent for its aromatic, refreshing leaves.
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B.
Melissa officinalis
Melissa officinalis, commonly known as lemon balm, is a perennial herb valued for its lemon-scented leaves and traditional use in culinary, medicinal, and aromatic applications.
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C.
Rosemary
Rosemary is a feminine given name of Latin origin, commonly associated with the aromatic herb and often used in English-speaking countries.
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D.
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavandula angustifolia is a fragrant flowering herb commonly known as English lavender, widely cultivated for its aromatic oils and ornamental use.
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E.
Origanum
Origanum is a genus of aromatic herbs in the mint family that includes culinary plants such as oregano and marjoram, widely used for seasoning and traditional medicine.
- 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: Salvia officinalis Target entity description: Salvia officinalis is a perennial aromatic herb, commonly known as common sage, widely used as a culinary seasoning and traditional medicinal plant.
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A.
Mentha spicata
Mentha spicata is a species of mint commonly known as spearmint, widely used as a culinary herb and flavoring agent for its aromatic, refreshing leaves.
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B.
Melissa officinalis
Melissa officinalis, commonly known as lemon balm, is a perennial herb valued for its lemon-scented leaves and traditional use in culinary, medicinal, and aromatic applications.
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C.
Rosemary
Rosemary is a feminine given name of Latin origin, commonly associated with the aromatic herb and often used in English-speaking countries.
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D.
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavandula angustifolia is a fragrant flowering herb commonly known as English lavender, widely cultivated for its aromatic oils and ornamental use.
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E.
Origanum
Origanum is a genus of aromatic herbs in the mint family that includes culinary plants such as oregano and marjoram, widely used for seasoning and traditional medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aromatic herb
ⓘ
culinary herb ⓘ medicinal plant ⓘ perennial herb ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| aromaSource | essential oils ⓘ |
| authority |
Linnaeus
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linked to:
Carl Linnaeus
|
| binomialName | Salvia officinalis ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName |
common sage
ⓘ
culinary sage ⓘ garden sage ⓘ |
| containsCompound |
camphor
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cineole ⓘ flavonoids ⓘ rosmarinic acid ⓘ tannins ⓘ thujone ⓘ |
| cultivationRequirement |
full sun
ⓘ
well-drained soil ⓘ |
| family | Lamiaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
blue
ⓘ
violet ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
early summer
ⓘ
late spring ⓘ |
| genus | Salvia ⓘ |
| hardiness | tolerates drought ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
sage (English)
ⓘ
salbei (German) ⓘ salvia (Italian) ⓘ sauge (French) ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite leaves ⓘ |
| leafCharacteristic |
aromatic leaves
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gray-green leaves ⓘ pubescent leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaf ⓘ |
| lifespan | perennial ⓘ |
| medicinalUse |
anti-inflammatory
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antimicrobial ⓘ astringent ⓘ digestive aid ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Mediterranean region
ⓘ
linked to:
Mediterranean Basin
southern Europe ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Europe
|
| order | Lamiales ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| plantHabit | evergreen subshrub ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| pollinator | bees ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
cuttings
ⓘ
division ⓘ seed ⓘ |
| stemCharacteristic | square stems ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor |
culinary seasoning
ⓘ
flavoring meat dishes ⓘ flavoring stuffing ⓘ herbal tea ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| usedIn |
European cuisine
ⓘ
Mediterranean cuisine ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Salvia officinalis Description of subject: Salvia officinalis is a perennial aromatic herb, commonly known as common sage, widely used as a culinary seasoning and traditional medicinal plant.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.