Bixa orellana
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Bixa orellana is a tropical shrub whose seeds are the primary source of annatto, a natural red-orange dye and food coloring widely used around the world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bixa orellana canonical | 2 |
| achiote (Bixa orellana) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21869103 — 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: Bixa orellana Context triple: [Bixaceae, isBestKnownFor, Bixa orellana]
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A.
Haematoxylum
Haematoxylum is a small genus of tropical leguminous trees best known for species like logwood, historically used as a source of natural dyes and medicinal compounds.
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B.
Pimenta dioica
Pimenta dioica is an evergreen tree native to the Caribbean and Central America whose dried unripe berries are used as the spice known as allspice.
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C.
Quassia
Quassia is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for their intensely bitter compounds, which are used in traditional medicine and as natural insecticides.
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D.
Styrax
Styrax is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their fragrant, bell-shaped blossoms and aromatic resins, commonly found in temperate and subtropical regions.
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E.
Tabernaemontana
Tabernaemontana is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for its fragrant white blossoms and milky latex, many species of which are used in traditional medicine and horticulture.
- 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: Bixa orellana Target entity description: Bixa orellana is a tropical shrub whose seeds are the primary source of annatto, a natural red-orange dye and food coloring widely used around the world.
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A.
Haematoxylum
Haematoxylum is a small genus of tropical leguminous trees best known for species like logwood, historically used as a source of natural dyes and medicinal compounds.
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B.
Pimenta dioica
Pimenta dioica is an evergreen tree native to the Caribbean and Central America whose dried unripe berries are used as the spice known as allspice.
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C.
Quassia
Quassia is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for their intensely bitter compounds, which are used in traditional medicine and as natural insecticides.
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D.
Styrax
Styrax is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their fragrant, bell-shaped blossoms and aromatic resins, commonly found in temperate and subtropical regions.
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E.
Tabernaemontana
Tabernaemontana is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for its fragrant white blossoms and milky latex, many species of which are used in traditional medicine and horticulture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bixa orellana