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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Calochortus luteus in CommonParlance
- definition mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges
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Calochortus macrocarpus in CommonParlance
- definition mariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stems; arid northwestern North America east of Cascade Mountains from southern British Columbia to northern California
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Calochortus nuttallii in CommonParlance
- definition perennial plant having clusters of one to four showy white bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico
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Calophyllum calaba in CommonParlance
- definition West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice
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Calophyllum candidissimum in CommonParlance
- definition tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood
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Calophyllum inophyllum in CommonParlance
- definition East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia
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Calophyllum longifolium in CommonParlance
- definition valuable timber tree of Panama
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Calopogon pulchellum in CommonParlance
- definition an orchid
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Calopogon tuberosum in CommonParlance
- definition an orchid
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Caloscypha fulgens in CommonParlance
- definition an early spring variety of discomycete with yellow to orange yellow lining of the cup
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Calosoma scrutator in CommonParlance
- definition large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America
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Calostoma cinnabarina in CommonParlance
- definition a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body this globose and has a red spore case
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Calostoma lutescens in CommonParlance
- definition a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body that is globose and has a pale yellow spore case
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Calostoma ravenelii in CommonParlance
- definition a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores
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Caltha palustris in CommonParlance
- definition swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
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Calvados in CommonParlance
- definition dry apple brandy made in Normandy
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Calvary clover in CommonParlance
- definition an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots
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Calvary cross in CommonParlance
- definition a Latin cross set on three steps
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Calvatia gigantea in CommonParlance
- definition huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight
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Calvinism in CommonParlance
- definition the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone
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Calvinist in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents
- definition an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin
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Calvinistic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents
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Calvinistic Baptist in CommonParlance
- definition group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination
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Calvinistical in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents
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Calycanthus floridus in CommonParlance
- definition hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers