Borago
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Borago is a small genus of flowering plants in the borage family, best known for the culinary and medicinal herb borage (Borago officinalis) with its star-shaped blue flowers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Borago canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12138106 — 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: Borago Context triple: [Boraginales, containsGenus, Borago]
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A.
Lactuca
Lactuca is a genus of flowering plants best known for including cultivated lettuce, an important leafy vegetable grown worldwide.
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B.
Anethum graveolens
Anethum graveolens, commonly known as dill, is an aromatic annual herb widely used as a culinary seasoning and traditional medicinal plant.
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C.
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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D.
Mentha
Mentha is a genus of aromatic herbs commonly known as mints, widely used for culinary, medicinal, and aromatic purposes.
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E.
Sinapis alba
Sinapis alba is a flowering plant species commonly known as white or yellow mustard, cultivated for its pungent seeds used as a spice and condiment.
- 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: Borago Target entity description: Borago is a small genus of flowering plants in the borage family, best known for the culinary and medicinal herb borage (Borago officinalis) with its star-shaped blue flowers.
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A.
Lactuca
Lactuca is a genus of flowering plants best known for including cultivated lettuce, an important leafy vegetable grown worldwide.
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B.
Anethum graveolens
Anethum graveolens, commonly known as dill, is an aromatic annual herb widely used as a culinary seasoning and traditional medicinal plant.
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C.
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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D.
Mentha
Mentha is a genus of aromatic herbs commonly known as mints, widely used for culinary, medicinal, and aromatic purposes.
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E.
Sinapis alba
Sinapis alba is a flowering plant species commonly known as white or yellow mustard, cultivated for its pungent seeds used as a spice and condiment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.