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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American angelica tree in CommonParlance
- definition small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States
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American antelope in CommonParlance
- definition fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
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American arborvitae in CommonParlance
- definition small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets
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American arrowroot in CommonParlance
- definition white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
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American aspen in CommonParlance
- definition slender aspen native to North America
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American badger in CommonParlance
- definition a variety of badger native to America
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American barberry in CommonParlance
- definition deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries
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American basswood in CommonParlance
- definition large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
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American beech in CommonParlance
- definition North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts
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American bison in CommonParlance
- definition large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
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American bittern in CommonParlance
- definition a kind of bittern, slightly smaller than the European bitter (Botaurus lentiginosus)
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American bittersweet in CommonParlance
- definition twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
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American black bear in CommonParlance
- definition brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear
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American blight in CommonParlance
- definition primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees
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American bog asphodel in CommonParlance
- definition of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina
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American brooklime in CommonParlance
- definition plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers
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American buffalo in CommonParlance
- definition large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
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American bugbane in CommonParlance
- definition bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers
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American centaury in CommonParlance
- definition any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury
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American chameleon in CommonParlance
- definition small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color
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American cheese in CommonParlance
- definition hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England
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American chestnut in CommonParlance
- definition large tree found from Maine to Alabama
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American cockroach in CommonParlance
- definition large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
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American columbo in CommonParlance
- definition any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington
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American coot in CommonParlance
- definition a coot found in North America