Nepeta
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Nepeta is a genus of aromatic flowering plants in the mint family, best known for including catnip and other species that attract cats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nepeta canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17453996 — 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: Nepeta Context triple: [Nepeta cataria, genus, Nepeta]
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A.
Nepeta cataria
Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip, is a perennial herb in the mint family famous for its intoxicating effect on domestic cats and its traditional use in herbal medicine.
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B.
Mentha
Mentha is a genus of aromatic herbs commonly known as mints, widely used for culinary, medicinal, and aromatic purposes.
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C.
Fagonia
Fagonia is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, known for its small, spiny shrubs adapted to arid and semi-arid environments.
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D.
Oestrum
Oestrum is a district or locality within the town of Rheinhausen in Germany.
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E.
Stelmaria
Stelmaria is the snow leopard dæmon of Lord Asriel in Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" series, embodying his fierce will, power, and icy resolve.
- 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: Nepeta Target entity description: Nepeta is a genus of aromatic flowering plants in the mint family, best known for including catnip and other species that attract cats.
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A.
Nepeta cataria
Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip, is a perennial herb in the mint family famous for its intoxicating effect on domestic cats and its traditional use in herbal medicine.
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B.
Mentha
Mentha is a genus of aromatic herbs commonly known as mints, widely used for culinary, medicinal, and aromatic purposes.
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C.
Fagonia
Fagonia is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, known for its small, spiny shrubs adapted to arid and semi-arid environments.
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D.
Oestrum
Oestrum is a district or locality within the town of Rheinhausen in Germany.
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E.
Stelmaria
Stelmaria is the snow leopard dæmon of Lord Asriel in Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" series, embodying his fierce will, power, and icy resolve.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.