CommonParlance
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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.
Child contexts
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Terms in this context
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African daisy in CommonParlance
- definition shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers
- definition African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers
- definition any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
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African elephant in CommonParlance
- definition an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks
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African golden wolf in CommonParlance
- definition a canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the golden jackal and the grey wolf
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African gray in CommonParlance
- definition commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa
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African green monkey in CommonParlance
- definition common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail
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African grey in CommonParlance
- definition commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa
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African hemp in CommonParlance
- definition bowstring hemp of South Africa
- definition large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers
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African holly in CommonParlance
- definition woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries
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African hunting dog in CommonParlance
- definition a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area
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African lily in CommonParlance
- definition African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
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African love grass in CommonParlance
- definition perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control
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African mahogany in CommonParlance
- definition African tree having hard heavy odorless wood
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African marigold in CommonParlance
- definition a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America
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African millet in CommonParlance
- definition East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient
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African monitor in CommonParlance
- definition destroys crocodile eggs
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African nation in CommonParlance
- definition any one of the countries occupying the African continent
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African oil palm in CommonParlance
- definition oil palm of Africa
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African sandalwood in CommonParlance
- definition small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye
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African scented mahogany in CommonParlance
- definition African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
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African tea in CommonParlance
- definition the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
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African tulip in CommonParlance
- definition African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
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African violet in CommonParlance
- definition tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers
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African walnut in CommonParlance
- definition tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany
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African wild ass in CommonParlance
- definition a wild ass of Africa
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African yellowwood in CommonParlance
- definition South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown