Sambucus
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Sambucus is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as elder or elderberry, valued for its clusters of small white flowers and dark berries used in traditional medicine, food, and beverages.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sambucus canonical | 2 |
| Hollunder | 1 |
| Sambucus nigra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12510564 — 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: Sambucus Context triple: [Dipsacales, contains, Sambucus]
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A.
Amelanchier
Amelanchier is a genus of deciduous shrubs and small trees in the rose family, known for their early spring white blossoms and small edible fruits often called serviceberries or juneberries.
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B.
Spiraea
Spiraea is a genus of flowering shrubs known for their clusters of small, showy blossoms and common use in ornamental landscaping.
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C.
Crataegus
Crataegus is a genus of shrubs and small trees commonly known as hawthorns, valued for their white or pink blossoms, red fruits, and use in ornamental planting and traditional medicine.
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D.
Cotinus
Cotinus is a small genus of ornamental shrubs and small trees, commonly known as smoke trees or smoke bushes, valued for their colorful foliage and distinctive, hazy flower plumes.
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E.
Physocarpus
Physocarpus is a small genus of deciduous flowering shrubs, commonly known as ninebark, valued in horticulture for their attractive peeling bark, clustered blooms, and colorful foliage.
- 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: Sambucus Target entity description: Sambucus is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as elder or elderberry, valued for its clusters of small white flowers and dark berries used in traditional medicine, food, and beverages.
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A.
Amelanchier
Amelanchier is a genus of deciduous shrubs and small trees in the rose family, known for their early spring white blossoms and small edible fruits often called serviceberries or juneberries.
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B.
Spiraea
Spiraea is a genus of flowering shrubs known for their clusters of small, showy blossoms and common use in ornamental landscaping.
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C.
Crataegus
Crataegus is a genus of shrubs and small trees commonly known as hawthorns, valued for their white or pink blossoms, red fruits, and use in ornamental planting and traditional medicine.
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D.
Cotinus
Cotinus is a small genus of ornamental shrubs and small trees, commonly known as smoke trees or smoke bushes, valued for their colorful foliage and distinctive, hazy flower plumes.
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E.
Physocarpus
Physocarpus is a small genus of deciduous flowering shrubs, commonly known as ninebark, valued in horticulture for their attractive peeling bark, clustered blooms, and colorful foliage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.