Zea mays
E741358
Zea mays is the domesticated cereal crop commonly known as maize or corn, widely cultivated worldwide for food, feed, and industrial uses.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zea mays canonical | 2 |
| Maize | 1 |
| Zea mays everta | 1 |
| Zea mays tunicata | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8548753 — 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: Zea mays Context triple: [Poaceae, includes, Zea mays]
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A.
Zea
Zea is the former name of Kea, an island in the Cyclades archipelago of Greece known for its traditional villages and scenic landscapes.
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B.
Glycine max
Glycine max is the cultivated soybean plant, a major legume crop grown worldwide for its protein- and oil-rich seeds used in food, feed, and industrial products.
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C.
Oryza
Oryza is a genus of grasses that includes the cultivated rice species central to human nutrition and agriculture worldwide.
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D.
Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum is the common bread wheat, a major cereal crop globally cultivated for its grain used in flour and numerous food products.
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E.
Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa is the domesticated Asian rice species that serves as a staple food crop for over half of the world’s population.
- 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: Zea mays Target entity description: Zea mays is the domesticated cereal crop commonly known as maize or corn, widely cultivated worldwide for food, feed, and industrial uses.
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A.
Zea
Zea is the former name of Kea, an island in the Cyclades archipelago of Greece known for its traditional villages and scenic landscapes.
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B.
Glycine max
Glycine max is the cultivated soybean plant, a major legume crop grown worldwide for its protein- and oil-rich seeds used in food, feed, and industrial products.
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C.
Oryza
Oryza is a genus of grasses that includes the cultivated rice species central to human nutrition and agriculture worldwide.
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D.
Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum is the common bread wheat, a major cereal crop globally cultivated for its grain used in flour and numerous food products.
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E.
Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa is the domesticated Asian rice species that serves as a staple food crop for over half of the world’s population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (93)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cereal crop
ⓘ
domesticated plant ⓘ species ⓘ |
| associatedWithScientist | Barbara McClintock ⓘ |
| authority |
Linnaeus
ⓘ
linked to:
Carl Linnaeus
|
| centerOfDomestication | southern Mexico ⓘ |
| chromosomeNumber | 2n=20 ⓘ |
| class | Liliopsida ⓘ |
| climatePreference | warm-season crop ⓘ |
| commonName |
corn
ⓘ
maize ⓘ |
| disease |
corn smut
ⓘ
maize rust ⓘ maize streak virus ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| domesticatedFrom | teosinte ⓘ |
| family | Poaceae ⓘ |
| flowerType | monoecious ⓘ |
| genomeSequenced | true ⓘ |
| genus | Zea ⓘ |
| globalImportance | one of the world’s three major cereal crops ⓘ |
| GMTraits |
herbicide tolerance
ⓘ
insect resistance ⓘ |
| growthForm | tall grass ⓘ |
| harvestedPart |
cob
ⓘ
kernel ⓘ stover ⓘ |
| hasGMVarieties | yes ⓘ |
| hasVariety |
Zea mays amylacea
ⓘ
Zea mays everta ⓘ
linked to:
Zea mays
Zea mays indentata ⓘ Zea mays indurata ⓘ Zea mays saccharata ⓘ Zea mays tunicata ⓘ
linked to:
Zea mays
|
| kernelColorVariants |
blue
ⓘ
multicolored ⓘ purple ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | annual plant ⓘ |
| majorConstituent |
dietary fiber
ⓘ
lipids ⓘ protein ⓘ starch ⓘ |
| majorProducerRegion |
Argentina
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ China ⓘ European Union ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| mineralContent |
magnesium
ⓘ
phosphorus ⓘ potassium ⓘ |
| modelOrganismFor |
plant genetics
ⓘ
quantitative genetics ⓘ transposable elements research ⓘ |
| nativeRegion | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| order | Poales ⓘ |
| pest |
corn borer
ⓘ
corn rootworm ⓘ fall armyworm ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C4 ⓘ |
| plantType | monocot ⓘ |
| pollinationType | wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
animal feed
ⓘ
food crop ⓘ industrial crop ⓘ |
| product |
corn oil
ⓘ
corn starch ⓘ corn syrup ⓘ ethanol ⓘ grain ⓘ silage ⓘ stover ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure |
ear
ⓘ
tassel ⓘ |
| sowingMethod | direct seeding ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor |
biofuel production
ⓘ
bioplastics ⓘ corn flakes ⓘ corn flour ⓘ cornmeal ⓘ high-fructose corn syrup production ⓘ human consumption ⓘ livestock feed ⓘ polenta ⓘ tortillas ⓘ |
| vitaminContent |
folate
ⓘ
vitamin B1 ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1753 ⓘ |
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: Zea mays Description of subject: Zea mays is the domesticated cereal crop commonly known as maize or corn, widely cultivated worldwide for food, feed, and industrial uses.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Zea mays
linked to: Zea mays
linked to: Zea mays