Triple

T23555903
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Zanthoxylum E578185 entity
Predicate commonName P570 FINISHED
Object toothache tree
The toothache tree is a common name for several Zanthoxylum species whose numbing bark and berries have traditionally been used to relieve tooth pain.
E1590976 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: toothache tree | Statement: [Zanthoxylum, commonName, toothache tree]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: toothache tree
Context triple: [Zanthoxylum, commonName, toothache tree]
  • A. Perkus Tooth
    Perkus Tooth is an eccentric, conspiracy-obsessed cultural critic and central figure in Jonathan Lethem’s novel "Chronic City."
  • B. The Tooth
    "The Tooth" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that blends psychological unease with elements of the uncanny.
  • C. Toothaker
    Toothaker is a surname of English origin borne by various individuals, including historical figures in early American history.
  • D. The Tooth Puller
    The Tooth Puller is a Baroque genre painting by Flemish artist Theodoor Rombouts depicting a dramatic scene of a dentist extracting a patient’s tooth, rendered in a Caravaggesque style with strong chiaroscuro and expressive figures.
  • E. the Tree
    The Tree is the selfless, ever-giving central figure in Shel Silverstein’s classic children’s book "The Giving Tree," symbolizing unconditional love and sacrifice.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: toothache tree
Triple: [Zanthoxylum, commonName, toothache tree]
Generated description
The toothache tree is a common name for several Zanthoxylum species whose numbing bark and berries have traditionally been used to relieve tooth pain.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: toothache tree
Target entity description: The toothache tree is a common name for several Zanthoxylum species whose numbing bark and berries have traditionally been used to relieve tooth pain.
  • A. Perkus Tooth
    Perkus Tooth is an eccentric, conspiracy-obsessed cultural critic and central figure in Jonathan Lethem’s novel "Chronic City."
  • B. The Tooth
    "The Tooth" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that blends psychological unease with elements of the uncanny.
  • C. Toothaker
    Toothaker is a surname of English origin borne by various individuals, including historical figures in early American history.
  • D. The Tooth Puller
    The Tooth Puller is a Baroque genre painting by Flemish artist Theodoor Rombouts depicting a dramatic scene of a dentist extracting a patient’s tooth, rendered in a Caravaggesque style with strong chiaroscuro and expressive figures.
  • E. the Tree
    The Tree is the selfless, ever-giving central figure in Shel Silverstein’s classic children’s book "The Giving Tree," symbolizing unconditional love and sacrifice.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69e245fa93448190919cb04534560542 completed April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f1aed37f248190992f040f4d22f0bf completed April 29, 2026, 7:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0cdf69e8c88190bb80ece5ab1aa32d completed May 19, 2026, 10:08 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0ce14b83108190a2bf5969f15b0dfe completed May 19, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0ce203ec688190a7a88c9ddd824bb7 completed May 19, 2026, 10:19 p.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 6:12 p.m.