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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brown root rot fungus in CommonParlance
- definition fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families
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brown rot in CommonParlance
- definition any of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by browning and decay of tissues
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brown rot gummosis in CommonParlance
- definition disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora
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brown sauce in CommonParlance
- definition a sauce based on soy sauce
- definition bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc.
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brown snail in CommonParlance
- definition serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
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brown soft scale in CommonParlance
- definition pest on citrus trees
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brown study in CommonParlance
- definition a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness
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brown sugar in CommonParlance
- definition unrefined or only partly refined sugar
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brown thrasher in CommonParlance
- definition common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage
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brown thrush in CommonParlance
- definition common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage
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brown trout in CommonParlance
- definition speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America
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brown-black in CommonParlance
- definition of black tinged with brown
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brown-gray in CommonParlance
- definition of grey tinged with brown
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brown-green in CommonParlance
- definition of green tinged with brown
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brown-grey in CommonParlance
- definition of grey tinged with brown
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brown-haired in CommonParlance
- definition having hair of a dark color
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brown-nose in CommonParlance
- definition flatter with the intention of getting something
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brown-purple in CommonParlance
- definition of dark purple tinted with brown
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brown-speckled in CommonParlance
- definition having brown speckles
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brown-striped in CommonParlance
- definition having brown stripes
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brown-tail moth in CommonParlance
- definition small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees
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browned in CommonParlance
- definition (of skin) deeply suntanned
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browned off in CommonParlance
- definition greatly annoyed; out of patience
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brownie in CommonParlance
- definition (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- definition square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts
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brownie mix in CommonParlance
- definition a commercial mix for making brownies