Quercus bicolor
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Quercus bicolor, commonly known as the swamp white oak, is a medium to large deciduous tree native to eastern North America, valued for its tolerance of wet soils and its use in landscaping and timber.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quercus bicolor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13396859 — 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: Quercus bicolor Context triple: [Quercus, hasSpecies, Quercus bicolor]
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A.
Quercus alba
Quercus alba is the white oak, a long-lived North American hardwood tree valued for its strong, durable timber and ecological importance in eastern forests.
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B.
Quercus stellata
Quercus stellata, commonly known as the post oak, is a North American white oak species recognized for its drought tolerance and distinctive cross-shaped leaves.
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C.
Quercus velutina
Quercus velutina, commonly known as black oak, is a North American deciduous tree species valued for its hard, durable wood and distinctive dark, furrowed bark.
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D.
Quercus nigra
Quercus nigra, commonly known as water oak, is a fast-growing deciduous oak tree native to the southeastern United States, often found in moist bottomlands and used as a shade and ornamental tree.
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E.
Quercus shumardii
Quercus shumardii, commonly known as Shumard oak, is a large, fast-growing North American deciduous tree valued for its strong wood and brilliant red fall 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: Quercus bicolor Target entity description: Quercus bicolor, commonly known as the swamp white oak, is a medium to large deciduous tree native to eastern North America, valued for its tolerance of wet soils and its use in landscaping and timber.
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A.
Quercus alba
Quercus alba is the white oak, a long-lived North American hardwood tree valued for its strong, durable timber and ecological importance in eastern forests.
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B.
Quercus stellata
Quercus stellata, commonly known as the post oak, is a North American white oak species recognized for its drought tolerance and distinctive cross-shaped leaves.
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C.
Quercus velutina
Quercus velutina, commonly known as black oak, is a North American deciduous tree species valued for its hard, durable wood and distinctive dark, furrowed bark.
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D.
Quercus nigra
Quercus nigra, commonly known as water oak, is a fast-growing deciduous oak tree native to the southeastern United States, often found in moist bottomlands and used as a shade and ornamental tree.
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E.
Quercus shumardii
Quercus shumardii, commonly known as Shumard oak, is a large, fast-growing North American deciduous tree valued for its strong wood and brilliant red fall foliage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.