Triple

T17366552
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ecballium elaterium E422201 entity
Predicate genus P87 FINISHED
Object Ecballium
Ecballium is a small genus of flowering plants in the cucumber family, best known for the squirting cucumber species whose ripe fruits explosively discharge seeds.
 E1265263 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Ecballium | Statement: [Ecballium elaterium, genus, Ecballium]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ecballium
Context triple: [Ecballium elaterium, genus, Ecballium]
  • A. Hybanthus
    Hybanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the violet family, comprising mostly tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs known for their often asymmetrical, violet-like blossoms.
  • B. Sarcomphalus
    Sarcomphalus is a genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, known for its shrubs and small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions.
  • C. Menispermum
    Menispermum is a small genus of twining, woody vines commonly known as moonseeds, noted for their crescent-shaped seeds and often toxic properties.
  • D. Poikilospermum
    Poikilospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, comprising mostly tropical climbing or scrambling shrubs and small trees.
  • E. Cestrum
    Cestrum is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their often fragrant, tubular flowers and widespread use as ornamental plants in warm climates.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Ecballium
Triple: [Ecballium elaterium, genus, Ecballium]
Generated description
Ecballium is a small genus of flowering plants in the cucumber family, best known for the squirting cucumber species whose ripe fruits explosively discharge seeds.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ecballium
Target entity description: Ecballium is a small genus of flowering plants in the cucumber family, best known for the squirting cucumber species whose ripe fruits explosively discharge seeds.
  • A. Hybanthus
    Hybanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the violet family, comprising mostly tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs known for their often asymmetrical, violet-like blossoms.
  • B. Sarcomphalus
    Sarcomphalus is a genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, known for its shrubs and small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions.
  • C. Menispermum
    Menispermum is a small genus of twining, woody vines commonly known as moonseeds, noted for their crescent-shaped seeds and often toxic properties.
  • D. Poikilospermum
    Poikilospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, comprising mostly tropical climbing or scrambling shrubs and small trees.
  • E. Cestrum
    Cestrum is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their often fragrant, tubular flowers and widespread use as ornamental plants in warm climates.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d889d6535c81908be333c01deaec4e completed April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e43a50c9ec8190b518fdf80808af53 completed April 19, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a019564d2c0819095337b6e769d9ff5 completed May 11, 2026, 8:37 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a019b7b645c819087040b18ee447321 completed May 11, 2026, 9:03 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a019c8392d8819098317ff88a5c6e06 completed May 11, 2026, 9:08 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:44 a.m.