colonizes

P27264
predicate

Indicates that one entity establishes control or settlement over another entity’s territory or domain, often imposing its presence, systems, or influence there.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
colonizes canonical 29
infiltrates 5
infests 2

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: colonizes
Generated description
Indicates that one entity establishes control or settlement over another entity’s territory or domain, often imposing its presence, systems, or influence there.

Sample triples (37)

Subject Object
Trema
linked to: Trema (in some classifications)
roadsides ⓘ
Trema
linked to: Trema (in some classifications)
forest gaps ⓘ
Trema
linked to: Trema (in some classifications)
abandoned fields ⓘ
Billy Costigan Irish mob via predicate surface "infiltrates" ⓘ
Ophiostoma ips xylem of conifers ⓘ
Cecropia disturbed sites ⓘ
Candida albicans oral mucosa ⓘ
Candida albicans gastrointestinal tract ⓘ
Candida albicans vagina ⓘ
Candida albicans skin ⓘ
Raffaelea xylem vessels ⓘ
Mr. Orange
linked to: Mr. Orange in Reservoir Dogs
Joe Cabot’s gang via predicate surface "infiltrates" ⓘ
Rhizobium
linked to: Rhizobium bacteria
root hairs of legumes ⓘ
Tapinoma sessile residential buildings via predicate surface "infests" ⓘ
Tapinoma sessile commercial buildings via predicate surface "infests" ⓘ
Epichloë leaf sheaths of grasses ⓘ
Epichloë stem tissues of grasses ⓘ
Meliola external leaf surfaces via predicate surface "surfaceColonization" ⓘ
Locke
linked to: Locke in Game of Thrones
Castle Black via predicate surface "infiltrates" ⓘ
Flip Zimmerman Ku Klux Klan via predicate surface "infiltrates" ⓘ
Númenor coasts of Middle-earth ⓘ
Helicobacter gastrointestinal tract ⓘ
Helicobacter human stomach (some species) ⓘ
Helicobacter intestinal tract of animals ⓘ
Lau Kin-ming Hong Kong Police Force via predicate surface "infiltrates" ⓘ
Clostridioides difficile human colon ⓘ
Group B Streptococcus vagina ⓘ
Group B Streptococcus rectum ⓘ
Boov Earth (in the film Home) ⓘ
linked to: Earth (fictional setting)
Haemophilus nasopharynx ⓘ
Aliivibrio fischeri light organs of marine animals ⓘ
Xenorhabdus nematode gut ⓘ
Xenorhabdus insect hemolymph ⓘ
Gardnerella vaginal mucosa ⓘ
Gardnerella male urethra ⓘ
Ureaplasma human urogenital tract ⓘ
Gemella mucosal surfaces ⓘ