Triple

T8395148
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject western red cedar E198034 entity
Predicate binomialName P569 FINISHED
Object Thuja plicata
Thuja plicata is a large, long-lived coniferous tree native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, valued for its durable, aromatic wood and importance in Indigenous cultures and forest ecosystems.
E16390 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: Thuja plicata | Statement: [western red cedar, binomialName, Thuja plicata]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thuja plicata
Context triple: [western red cedar, binomialName, Thuja plicata]
  • A. Thuja
    Thuja is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs commonly known as arborvitae, widely used in ornamental landscaping and hedging.
  • B. Cryptomeria
    Cryptomeria is a genus of large, evergreen coniferous trees native to East Asia, best known for the Japanese cedar widely used in timber and ornamental planting.
  • C. Chamaecyparis
    Chamaecyparis is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees commonly known as false cypresses, valued in horticulture and timber production.
  • D. Taxodium distichum
    Taxodium distichum, commonly known as the bald cypress, is a long-lived deciduous conifer native to the southeastern United States, notable for its buttressed trunks and "knees" that protrude from wet, swampy soils.
  • E. Pinus jeffreyi
    Pinus jeffreyi, commonly known as Jeffrey pine, is a large coniferous tree native to western North America, especially the mountains of California and the Great Basin, recognized for its tall, straight trunk and distinctive vanilla- or pineapple-scented bark.
  • 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: Thuja plicata
Triple: [western red cedar, binomialName, Thuja plicata]
Generated description
Thuja plicata is a large, long-lived coniferous tree native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, valued for its durable, aromatic wood and importance in Indigenous cultures and forest ecosystems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thuja plicata
Target entity description: Thuja plicata is a large, long-lived coniferous tree native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, valued for its durable, aromatic wood and importance in Indigenous cultures and forest ecosystems.
  • A. Thuja chosen
    Thuja is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs commonly known as arborvitae, widely used in ornamental landscaping and hedging.
  • B. Cryptomeria
    Cryptomeria is a genus of large, evergreen coniferous trees native to East Asia, best known for the Japanese cedar widely used in timber and ornamental planting.
  • C. Chamaecyparis
    Chamaecyparis is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees commonly known as false cypresses, valued in horticulture and timber production.
  • D. Taxodium distichum
    Taxodium distichum, commonly known as the bald cypress, is a long-lived deciduous conifer native to the southeastern United States, notable for its buttressed trunks and "knees" that protrude from wet, swampy soils.
  • E. Pinus jeffreyi
    Pinus jeffreyi, commonly known as Jeffrey pine, is a large coniferous tree native to western North America, especially the mountains of California and the Great Basin, recognized for its tall, straight trunk and distinctive vanilla- or pineapple-scented bark.
  • F. None of above.

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_69ca82f816bc8190ab321c07d72208c1 completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb81874d6c8190bbc0ac832d8a339d completed March 31, 2026, 8:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ce02d5e0648190b33011c2ddca4ad3 completed April 2, 2026, 5:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ce077f25648190b9a95fb72f5b4f8c completed April 2, 2026, 6:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ce08e192088190ad8170b1bedd568d completed April 2, 2026, 6:12 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:03 p.m.