Marrubium vulgare
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Marrubium vulgare, commonly known as white horehound, is a perennial herb in the mint family valued for its bitter, aromatic leaves traditionally used in herbal medicine and flavoring.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marrubium vulgare canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4247008 — 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: Marrubium vulgare Context triple: [Lamiaceae, contains, Marrubium vulgare]
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A.
Melissa officinalis
Melissa officinalis, commonly known as lemon balm, is a perennial herb valued for its lemon-scented leaves and traditional use in culinary, medicinal, and aromatic applications.
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B.
Mentha spicata
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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C.
Mentha
Mentha is a genus of aromatic herbs commonly known as mints, widely used for culinary, medicinal, and aromatic purposes.
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D.
Glechoma hederacea
Glechoma hederacea is a creeping perennial herb in the mint family commonly known as ground-ivy, often found in lawns and woodland edges across Europe and parts of North America.
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E.
Fumaria
Fumaria is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as fumitories, characterized by delicate, divided leaves and tubular flowers, and traditionally placed in or near the poppy-related family Fumariaceae.
- 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: Marrubium vulgare Target entity description: Marrubium vulgare, commonly known as white horehound, is a perennial herb in the mint family valued for its bitter, aromatic leaves traditionally used in herbal medicine and flavoring.
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A.
Melissa officinalis
Melissa officinalis, commonly known as lemon balm, is a perennial herb valued for its lemon-scented leaves and traditional use in culinary, medicinal, and aromatic applications.
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B.
Mentha spicata
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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C.
Mentha
Mentha is a genus of aromatic herbs commonly known as mints, widely used for culinary, medicinal, and aromatic purposes.
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D.
Glechoma hederacea
Glechoma hederacea is a creeping perennial herb in the mint family commonly known as ground-ivy, often found in lawns and woodland edges across Europe and parts of North America.
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E.
Fumaria
Fumaria is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as fumitories, characterized by delicate, divided leaves and tubular flowers, and traditionally placed in or near the poppy-related family Fumariaceae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medicinal plant
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ |
| commonName |
horehound
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white hoarhound ⓘ white horehound ⓘ |
| contains |
diterpenoid lactones
ⓘ
essential oils ⓘ marrubiin ⓘ tannins ⓘ |
| cultivatedAs |
culinary herb
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medicinal herb ⓘ ornamental plant ⓘ |
| family | Lamiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor | white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | summer ⓘ |
| genus | Marrubium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | erect herb ⓘ |
| habitat |
dry grasslands
ⓘ
roadsides ⓘ waste places ⓘ |
| hasTaste | bitter ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafCharacteristic |
aromatic leaves
ⓘ
crinkled leaves ⓘ opposite leaves ⓘ woolly leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial herb ⓘ |
| lightRequirement | full sun ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| stemCharacteristic | square stems ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| traditionalUse |
bitter tonic
ⓘ
digestive aid ⓘ expectorant ⓘ treatment for respiratory complaints ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bitters
ⓘ
cough remedies ⓘ flavoring ⓘ herbal medicine ⓘ herbal tea ⓘ lozenges ⓘ |
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: Marrubium vulgare Description of subject: Marrubium vulgare, commonly known as white horehound, is a perennial herb in the mint family valued for its bitter, aromatic leaves traditionally used in herbal medicine and flavoring.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.