Morus bombycis
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Morus bombycis is a species of mulberry tree native to East Asia, valued for its foliage and use as a food source for silkworms and other Lepidoptera larvae.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Morus bombycis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19744020 — 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: Morus bombycis Context triple: [Bombyx mandarina, larvalHostPlant, Morus bombycis]
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A.
Bombyx mori
Bombyx mori is the domesticated silkworm species widely used in sericulture for producing commercial silk.
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B.
Bombyx mandarina
Bombyx mandarina is a wild silk moth species considered the ancestral progenitor of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori.
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C.
Bombyx incomposita
Bombyx incomposita is a species of silkmoth in the genus Bombyx, a group best known for the domesticated silk-producing moth Bombyx mori.
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D.
Bombyx horsfieldi
Bombyx horsfieldi is a species of silkmoth in the genus Bombyx, related to the domesticated silkworm moths.
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E.
Bombyx
Bombyx is a genus of moths best known for including the domesticated silkworm species central to silk production.
- 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: Morus bombycis Target entity description: Morus bombycis is a species of mulberry tree native to East Asia, valued for its foliage and use as a food source for silkworms and other Lepidoptera larvae.
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A.
Bombyx mori
Bombyx mori is the domesticated silkworm species widely used in sericulture for producing commercial silk.
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B.
Bombyx mandarina
Bombyx mandarina is a wild silk moth species considered the ancestral progenitor of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori.
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C.
Bombyx incomposita
Bombyx incomposita is a species of silkmoth in the genus Bombyx, a group best known for the domesticated silk-producing moth Bombyx mori.
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D.
Bombyx horsfieldi
Bombyx horsfieldi is a species of silkmoth in the genus Bombyx, related to the domesticated silkworm moths.
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E.
Bombyx
Bombyx is a genus of moths best known for including the domesticated silkworm species central to silk production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.