Mentha spicata
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Mentha spicata is a species of mint commonly known as spearmint, widely used as a culinary herb and flavoring agent for its aromatic, refreshing leaves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mentha spicata canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2671235 — 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: Mentha spicata Context triple: [Asterids, includesSpecies, Mentha spicata]
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A.
Basil
Basil is a masculine given name of Greek origin, commonly associated with historical figures, saints, and notable artists and actors.
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B.
Lactuca
Lactuca is a genus of flowering plants best known for including cultivated lettuce, an important leafy vegetable grown worldwide.
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C.
Rosemary
Rosemary is a feminine given name of Latin origin, commonly associated with the aromatic herb and often used in English-speaking countries.
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D.
Cichorium
Cichorium is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family that includes species such as chicory and endive, commonly used as leafy vegetables and coffee substitutes.
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E.
Alchemilla
Alchemilla is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, commonly known as lady’s mantle, noted for their fan-shaped, softly hairy leaves that collect water droplets and their use in traditional herbal medicine.
- 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: Mentha spicata Target entity description: Mentha spicata is a species of mint commonly known as spearmint, widely used as a culinary herb and flavoring agent for its aromatic, refreshing leaves.
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A.
Basil
Basil is a masculine given name of Greek origin, commonly associated with historical figures, saints, and notable artists and actors.
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B.
Lactuca
Lactuca is a genus of flowering plants best known for including cultivated lettuce, an important leafy vegetable grown worldwide.
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C.
Rosemary
Rosemary is a feminine given name of Latin origin, commonly associated with the aromatic herb and often used in English-speaking countries.
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D.
Cichorium
Cichorium is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family that includes species such as chicory and endive, commonly used as leafy vegetables and coffee substitutes.
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E.
Alchemilla
Alchemilla is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, commonly known as lady’s mantle, noted for their fan-shaped, softly hairy leaves that collect water droplets and their use in traditional herbal medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
herb
ⓘ
perennial plant ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| aromaProfile |
cooling
ⓘ
sweet ⓘ |
| binomialName | Mentha spicata self-link ⓘ |
| chromosomeNumber | 2n=48 ⓘ |
| commonName |
common mint
ⓘ
garden mint ⓘ spearmint ⓘ |
| cultivatedFor | leaves ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1753 ⓘ |
| essentialOilComponent |
1,8-cineole
ⓘ
carvone ⓘ limonene ⓘ menthone ⓘ |
| family | Lamiaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
lavender
ⓘ
pink ⓘ white ⓘ |
| genus | Mentha ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous plant ⓘ |
| growthHabit | rhizomatous perennial ⓘ |
| habitat |
gardens
ⓘ
moist soils ⓘ stream banks ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType | spike ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Australia
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafAroma |
minty
ⓘ
spearmint-like ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite ⓘ |
| leafMargin | serrated ⓘ |
| leafShape | lanceolate ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaf ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Europe
ⓘ
temperate regions of Asia ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales ⓘ |
| plantType | aromatic herb ⓘ |
| pollinatedBy | insects ⓘ |
| pollinationSyndrome | entomophily ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
cuttings
ⓘ
division ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Mentha
ⓘ
surface form:
Mentha suaveolens
Mentha × piperita ⓘ |
| reproduction |
sexual via flowers
ⓘ
vegetative via stolons ⓘ |
| sunExposure |
full sun
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| tasteProfile |
mildly pungent
ⓘ
refreshing ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedAs |
aromatic plant
ⓘ
culinary herb ⓘ flavoring agent ⓘ medicinal plant ⓘ |
| usedFor |
carminative
ⓘ
digestive aid ⓘ mild antiseptic ⓘ |
| usedIn |
chewing gum
ⓘ
cocktails ⓘ confectionery ⓘ desserts ⓘ jellies ⓘ mouthwash ⓘ salads ⓘ sauces ⓘ teas ⓘ toothpaste ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mentha spicata Description of subject: Mentha spicata is a species of mint commonly known as spearmint, widely used as a culinary herb and flavoring agent for its aromatic, refreshing leaves.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.