Nyssa
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Nyssa is a small genus of deciduous trees native to North America and East Asia, commonly known as tupelos or gum trees, valued for their attractive foliage and ecological importance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nyssa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12131491 — 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: Nyssa Context triple: [Cornaceae, containsGenus, Nyssa]
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A.
Nyssa
Nyssa is a companion of the Fifth Doctor in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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B.
Ahorn
Ahorn is a municipality in the Bavarian region of Germany, known for its rural character and proximity to the city of Coburg.
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C.
Arbutus
Arbutus is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, known as a residential suburb of Baltimore near the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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D.
Zelkova
Zelkova is a small genus of deciduous trees in the elm family, valued as ornamentals and for bonsai, and native to parts of Europe and Asia.
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E.
Liquidambar
Liquidambar is a genus of deciduous trees, commonly known as sweetgums, valued for their star-shaped leaves and vibrant autumn foliage.
- 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: Nyssa Target entity description: Nyssa is a small genus of deciduous trees native to North America and East Asia, commonly known as tupelos or gum trees, valued for their attractive foliage and ecological importance.
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A.
Nyssa
Nyssa is a companion of the Fifth Doctor in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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B.
Ahorn
Ahorn is a municipality in the Bavarian region of Germany, known for its rural character and proximity to the city of Coburg.
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C.
Arbutus
Arbutus is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, known as a residential suburb of Baltimore near the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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D.
Zelkova
Zelkova is a small genus of deciduous trees in the elm family, valued as ornamentals and for bonsai, and native to parts of Europe and Asia.
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E.
Liquidambar
Liquidambar is a genus of deciduous trees, commonly known as sweetgums, valued for their star-shaped leaves and vibrant autumn foliage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.