CommonParlance
Seed
Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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common iguana in CommonParlance
- definition large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America
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common iliac artery in CommonParlance
- definition terminal branches of the abdominal aorta
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common iliac vein in CommonParlance
- definition formed by the internal and external iliac veins; unites with its fellow from the opposite side of the body to form the inferior vena cava
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common ivy in CommonParlance
- definition Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
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common jasmine in CommonParlance
- definition a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
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common juniper in CommonParlance
- definition densely branching shrub or small tree having pungent blue berries used to flavor gin; widespread in Northern Hemisphere; only conifer on coasts of Iceland and Greenland
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common kingsnake in CommonParlance
- definition widespread in United States except northern regions; black or brown with yellow bands
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common knowledge in CommonParlance
- definition anything generally known to everyone
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common laburnum in CommonParlance
- definition an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations
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common lady's-slipper in CommonParlance
- definition pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip
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common land in CommonParlance
- definition a pasture subject to common use
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common law in CommonParlance
- definition (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
- definition a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
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common lettuce in CommonParlance
- definition annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown
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common lilac in CommonParlance
- definition large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers
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common limpet in CommonParlance
- definition marine limpet
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common logarithm in CommonParlance
- definition a logarithm to the base 10
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common louse in CommonParlance
- definition head or body louse
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common lynx in CommonParlance
- definition of northern Eurasia
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common mackerel in CommonParlance
- definition important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
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common madia in CommonParlance
- definition California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays
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common maidenhair in CommonParlance
- definition delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan
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common mallow in CommonParlance
- definition annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States
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common man in CommonParlance
- definition a male person who holds no title
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common marigold in CommonParlance
- definition the common European annual marigold
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common matrimony vine in CommonParlance
- definition deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China