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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California newt in CommonParlance
- definition newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in characteristics and habitat
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California nutmeg in CommonParlance
- definition California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor
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California olive in CommonParlance
- definition Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
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California pitcher plant in CommonParlance
- definition marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below
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California pompano in CommonParlance
- definition smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies
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California poppy in CommonParlance
- definition of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers
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California privet in CommonParlance
- definition semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet
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California quail in CommonParlance
- definition plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon
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California redbud in CommonParlance
- definition shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets
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California redwood in CommonParlance
- definition lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats
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California romero in CommonParlance
- definition an aromatic plant with wooly leaves found in southern California and Mexico
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California sage in CommonParlance
- definition low ashy-grey California shrub
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California sagebrush in CommonParlance
- definition low ashy-grey California shrub
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California sea lion in CommonParlance
- definition often trained as a show animal
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California single-leaf pinyon in CommonParlance
- definition very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range
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California sycamore in CommonParlance
- definition tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers
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California tree poppy in CommonParlance
- definition tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers
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California whipsnake in CommonParlance
- definition a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides
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California white fir in CommonParlance
- definition medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood
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California white oak in CommonParlance
- definition tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
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California wine in CommonParlance
- definition any of various wines produced in California
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California yellow bells in CommonParlance
- definition viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers
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California yew in CommonParlance
- definition small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood
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Californian in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or characteristic of California or its inhabitants
- definition a native or resident of California
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Calla palustris in CommonParlance
- definition plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries