Proserpinaca
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Proserpinaca is a small genus of aquatic flowering plants, commonly known as mermaid weeds, found in freshwater habitats and valued in aquariums.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Proserpinaca canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17544755 — 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: Proserpinaca Context triple: [Haloragaceae, includesGenus, Proserpinaca]
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A.
Hesperis
Hesperis is a figure from Greek mythology, often associated with the evening or the West and sometimes linked to the Hesperides, the nymphs of the evening and golden light.
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B.
Anthericum
Anthericum is a small genus of perennial flowering plants with grass-like leaves and star-shaped white flowers, traditionally placed among the agave-related monocots.
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C.
Lirianthe
Lirianthe is a genus of flowering plants in the magnolia family, known for its ornamental, often large and showy blossoms.
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D.
Phyteuma
Phyteuma is a genus of flowering plants known as rampion, characterized by their distinctive clustered, often spiky inflorescences and native primarily to Europe.
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E.
Pentandra
Pentandra is a powerful and intelligent mage who serves as a key ally to the protagonist in Terry Mancour’s Spellmonger fantasy series.
- 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: Proserpinaca Target entity description: Proserpinaca is a small genus of aquatic flowering plants, commonly known as mermaid weeds, found in freshwater habitats and valued in aquariums.
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A.
Hesperis
Hesperis is a figure from Greek mythology, often associated with the evening or the West and sometimes linked to the Hesperides, the nymphs of the evening and golden light.
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B.
Anthericum
Anthericum is a small genus of perennial flowering plants with grass-like leaves and star-shaped white flowers, traditionally placed among the agave-related monocots.
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C.
Lirianthe
Lirianthe is a genus of flowering plants in the magnolia family, known for its ornamental, often large and showy blossoms.
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D.
Phyteuma
Phyteuma is a genus of flowering plants known as rampion, characterized by their distinctive clustered, often spiky inflorescences and native primarily to Europe.
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E.
Pentandra
Pentandra is a powerful and intelligent mage who serves as a key ally to the protagonist in Terry Mancour’s Spellmonger fantasy series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.