Laurus nobilis
E514615
Laurus nobilis is an aromatic evergreen tree native to the Mediterranean region, best known as the culinary bay laurel whose leaves are widely used as a herb in cooking.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laurus nobilis canonical | 3 |
| Laurus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5361414 — 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: Laurus nobilis Context triple: [Magnoliids, exampleSpecies, Laurus nobilis]
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A.
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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B.
Myrtus
Myrtus is a genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs and small trees, best known for the common myrtle often used ornamentally and for its fragrant leaves and berries.
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C.
Thymus vulgaris
Thymus vulgaris is a perennial aromatic herb commonly known as common thyme, widely used as a culinary seasoning and traditional medicinal plant.
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D.
Pimpinella anisum
Pimpinella anisum is an aromatic flowering plant commonly known as anise, valued for its licorice-flavored seeds used in cooking, herbal medicine, and liqueurs.
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E.
Salvia officinalis
Salvia officinalis is a perennial aromatic herb, commonly known as common sage, widely used as a culinary seasoning and traditional medicinal plant.
- 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: Laurus nobilis Target entity description: Laurus nobilis is an aromatic evergreen tree native to the Mediterranean region, best known as the culinary bay laurel whose leaves are widely used as a herb in cooking.
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A.
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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B.
Myrtus
Myrtus is a genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs and small trees, best known for the common myrtle often used ornamentally and for its fragrant leaves and berries.
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C.
Thymus vulgaris
Thymus vulgaris is a perennial aromatic herb commonly known as common thyme, widely used as a culinary seasoning and traditional medicinal plant.
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D.
Pimpinella anisum
Pimpinella anisum is an aromatic flowering plant commonly known as anise, valued for its licorice-flavored seeds used in cooking, herbal medicine, and liqueurs.
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E.
Salvia officinalis
Salvia officinalis is a perennial aromatic herb, commonly known as common sage, widely used as a culinary seasoning and traditional medicinal plant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aromatic plant
ⓘ
evergreen tree ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| climatePreference | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| containsCompound |
cineole
ⓘ
essential oils ⓘ eucalyptol ⓘ |
| cultivatedAs |
culinary plant
ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ |
| ediblePart | leaves ⓘ |
| family | Lauraceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | yellow ⓘ |
| flowerSex | dioecious ⓘ |
| fruitColor | black when ripe ⓘ |
| fruitType | drupe ⓘ |
| genus | Laurus ⓘ |
| growthForm |
large shrub
ⓘ
tree ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
bay laurel
ⓘ
bay tree ⓘ sweet bay ⓘ true laurel ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
honor
ⓘ
victory ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafAroma | aromatic ⓘ |
| leafMargin | entire ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | evergreen ⓘ |
| leafShape | elliptic ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaf ⓘ |
| lightRequirement |
full sun
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Mediterranean region
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Southern Europe ⓘ Western Asia ⓘ |
| order | Laurales ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerates | pruning ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 10–18 meters ⓘ |
| usedFor |
culinary herb
ⓘ
flavoring meat dishes ⓘ flavoring sauces ⓘ flavoring soups ⓘ flavoring stews ⓘ hedges ⓘ topiary ⓘ wreaths in ancient Greece ⓘ wreaths in ancient Rome ⓘ |
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: Laurus nobilis Description of subject: Laurus nobilis is an aromatic evergreen tree native to the Mediterranean region, best known as the culinary bay laurel whose leaves are widely used as a herb in cooking.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.