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An Unflattened Identity and Change Knowledge Graph

nutmeg plant

concept · 2 mentions

a plant that produces nuts; source of mace

Other senses of “nutmeg”

commodity fruit medicine plant/seed spice

Defining properties

Perspectives

Claims grouped by the voice that makes them.

Masudi

  • nutmeg is a product of eastern isles of the Indian archipelago 916–920 A.D.
    assertsneutralsource: spices-pg60192
    the nutmeg, like cloves, arcca nut and sandalwood, was a product of the eastern isles of the Indian archipelago
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. Masudi is explicitly mentioned as pointing out that 'the nutmeg, like cloves, arcca nut and sandalwood, was a product of the eastern isles of the Indian archipelago,' and the passage indicates he visited England in 916-920 A.D.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to Masudi, the stance is accurately characterized as 'asserts', the sentiment is neutral, the time period (916-920 A.D.) matches when Masudi visited England according to the passage, and the quote appears verbatim in the passage supporting the claim about nutmeg being a product of the eastern isles of the Indian archipelago.

Robert O. Fielding (author)

  • Royal mace entirely envelopes nutmeg
    assertsneutralsource: spices-pg60192
    entirely envelopes the nut
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'the Royal, which furnishes the finest and best mace, firm, thick, flexible and oily, and entirely envelopes the nut.' The subject (Royal mace), predicate (entirely envelopes), and object (the nut/nutmeg) are all explicitly mentioned as written.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as descriptive information without attribution to a named source). The stance is properly marked as 'asserts' since the passage states this as fact. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's objective tone. The time qualifiers are appropriately null since the passage provides no temporal information. The context is empty as appropriate, since the passage does not restrict the claim to a particular sense or period. The quote 'entirely envelopes the nut' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim about Royal mace.

Change over time

916–920 A.D.
  • is a product of eastern isles of the Indian archipelago