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Common MadianounMWECalifornia annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower raysverified
Common Matrimony VinenounMWEdeciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berriesverified
Common MeasurenounMWEthe meter of a ballad alternating between iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeterverified
Common MilkwortnounMWEsmall European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowersverified
Common Misuse Scoring SystemnounMWEA set of measures of the severity of software feature misuse vulnerabilities. A software feature is a functional capability provided by software. A software feature misuse vulnerability is a vulnerability in which the feature also provides an avenue to compromise the security of a system.verified
Common MoodnounMWEa mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective factverified
Common MoonseednounMWEa woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruitsverified
Common MorelnounMWEan edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridgesverified
Common Morning GlorynounMWEpantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue, purple, pink or white flowersverified
Common MugwortnounMWEEuropean tufted aromatic perennial herb having hairy red or purple stems and dark green leaves downy white below and red-brown floretsverified
Common NightshadenounMWEEurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edibleverified
Common NuisancenounMWEa nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general publicverified
Common OaknounMWEmedium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobesverified
Common Pitcher PlantnounMWEperennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosetteverified
Common Platform EnumerationnounMWEA SCAP specification that provides a standard naming convention for operating systems, hardware, and applications for the purpose of providing consistent, easily parsed names that can be shared by multiple parties and solutions to refer to the same specific platform type.verified
Common PlumnounMWEany of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler temperate areasverified
Common PolypodynounMWEmat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asiaverified
Common PurslanenounMWEweedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisineverified
Common ReednounMWEtall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike paniclesverified
Common Rose MallownounMWEshowy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowersverified
Common RushnounMWEtall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North Americaverified
Common SaltnounMWEwhite crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve foodverified
Common ScoldnounMWEsomeone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding faultverified
Common Scurvy GrassnounMWEa widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvyverified
common secure configurationnounMWERecognized, standardized, and established benchmarks that stipulate secure configuration settings for specific information technology platforms/products and instructions for configuring those system components to meet operational requirements. These benchmarks are also referred to as security configuration checklists, lockdown and hardening guides, security reference guides, and security technical implementation guides.verified
Common Snapping TurtlenounMWElarge-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near waterverified
Common SnowberrynounMWEdeciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berriesverified
Common SpeedwellnounMWEcommon hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemesverified
Common Spindle TreenounMWEsmall erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruitverified
Common SpoonbillnounMWEpure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africaverified
Common Spotted OrchidnounMWEEuropean orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purpleverified
Common St John's WortnounMWEdeciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spainverified
Common Staghorn FernnounMWEcommonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and Polynesiaverified
Common Stock EquivalentnounMWEpreferred stock or convertible bonds or warrants that can be converted into common stockverified
Common SunflowernounMWEannual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oilverified
Common TarweednounMWECalifornia annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower raysverified
Common TeaselnounMWEteasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North Americaverified
Common Thorn ApplenounMWEintensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruitsverified
Common TobacconounMWEtall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowersverified
Common TouchnounMWEthe property of appealing to people in general (usually by appearing to have qualities in common with them)verified
Common Unicorn PlantnounMWEannual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beakverified
Common ValeriannounMWEtall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinallyverified
Common Vulnerabilities and ExposuresnounMWEAn SCAP specification that provides unique, common names for publicly known information system vulnerabilities.verified
Common Vulnerability Scoring SystemnounMWEAn SCAP specification for communicating the characteristics of vulnerabilities and measuring their relative severity.verified
Common WatercressnounMWEperennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnishverified