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 copper in CommonParlance
- definition common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America
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American crab apple in CommonParlance
- definition medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit
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American cranberry in CommonParlance
- definition trailing red-fruited plant
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American cranberry bush in CommonParlance
- definition deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries
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American crayfish in CommonParlance
- definition common large crayfishes of eastern North America
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American creeper in CommonParlance
- definition a common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill
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American cress in CommonParlance
- definition of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
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American crow in CommonParlance
- definition common crow of North America
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American dewberry in CommonParlance
- definition the common dewberry of eastern North America (Rubus flagellaris)
- definition North American dewberry
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American dog tick in CommonParlance
- definition common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
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American dog violet in CommonParlance
- definition violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers
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American dogwood in CommonParlance
- definition common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers
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American dwarf birch in CommonParlance
- definition small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland
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American eagle in CommonParlance
- definition a large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body
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American egret in CommonParlance
- definition a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus
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American elder in CommonParlance
- definition common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
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American elk in CommonParlance
- definition large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
- definition common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
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American elm in CommonParlance
- definition large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America
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American featherfoil in CommonParlance
- definition a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers
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American feverfew in CommonParlance
- definition stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns
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American flag in CommonParlance
- definition the national flag of the United States of America
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American flagfish in CommonParlance
- definition a fish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida
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American fly honeysuckle in CommonParlance
- definition erect deciduous North American shrub with yellow-white flowers
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American flying squirrel in CommonParlance
- definition a name used to describe both the northern and southern flying squirrels
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American football in CommonParlance
- definition a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays