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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Common HorsetailnounMWEof Eurasia and Greenland and North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common HyacinthnounMWEwidely grown for its fragrance and its white, pink, blue, or purplish flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common IguananounMWElarge herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the backverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Iliac ArterynounMWEterminal branches of the abdominal aortaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Iliac VeinnounMWEformed by the internal and external iliac veinsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common IvynounMWEOld World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruitsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common JasminenounMWEa climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor teaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common JunipernounMWEdensely branching shrub or small tree having pungent blue berries used to flavor ginverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common KingsnakenounMWEwidespread in United States except northern regionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common KnowledgenounMWEanything generally known to everyoneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common LaburnumnounMWEan ornamental shrub or tree of the genus LaburnumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Lady's-SlippernounMWEpale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common LandnounMWEa pasture subject to common useverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common LawnounMWEa system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory lawsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common LettucenounMWEannual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in saladsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common LilacnounMWElarge European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common LimpetnounMWEmarine limpetverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common LogarithmnounMWEa logarithm to the base 10verifiedMay 18, 2026
Common LousenounMWEhead or body louseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common LynxnounMWEof northern EurasiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MackerelnounMWEimportant food fish of the northern Atlantic and MediterraneanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MadianounMWECalifornia annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower raysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MaidenhairnounMWEdelicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MallownounMWEannual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MannounMWEa person who holds no titleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MarigoldnounMWEthe common European annual marigoldverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Matrimony VinenounMWEdeciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MeasurenounMWEthe meter of a ballad alternating between iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MeternounMWEthe usual (iambic) meter of a balladverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MilkwortnounMWEsmall European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
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.MetricMay 18, 2026
Common MoodnounMWEa mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective factverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MoonseednounMWEa woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruitsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MoonwortnounMWEof America and Eurasia and AustraliaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MorelnounMWEan edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridgesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Morning GlorynounMWEpantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue, purple, pink or white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MosquitonounMWEcommon house mosquitoverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MugwortnounMWEEuropean tufted aromatic perennial herb having hairy red or purple stems and dark green leaves downy white below and red-brown floretsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MulleinnounMWEtall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MultiplenounMWEan integer that is a multiple of two or more other integersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MurrenounMWEthe most frequent variety of murreverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MyrtlenounMWEEuropean shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common NardoonounMWEAustralian clover fernverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common NewtnounMWEsmall semiaquatic salamanderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common NightshadenounMWEEurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edibleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common NounnounMWEa noun that denotes any or all members of a classverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common NuisancenounMWEa nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general publicverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common NutcrackernounMWEOld World nutcrackerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common OaknounMWEmedium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common OpossumnounMWEomnivorous opossum of the eastern United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common OsiernounMWEwillow with long flexible twigs used in basketryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common PeanounMWEplant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than driedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common PeppernounMWEclimber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common PersonnounMWEa person who holds no titleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Pitcher PlantnounMWEperennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosetteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common PlantainnounMWEcommon European perennial naturalized worldwideverifiedMay 18, 2026
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.FrameworkMay 18, 2026
Common PlumnounMWEany of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler temperate areasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common PolypodynounMWEmat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east AsiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Pond-SkaternounMWEa variety of water striderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common PrivetnounMWEdeciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedgesverifiedMay 18, 2026
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 cuisineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common RaccoonnounMWENorth American raccoonverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common RacoonnounMWENorth American raccoonverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common RagweednounMWEannual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common ReednounMWEtall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike paniclesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common RoomnounMWEa sitting room (usually at school or university)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Common RorqualnounMWElarge flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Rose MallownounMWEshowy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common RoundwormnounMWEintestinal parasite of humans and pigsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common RushnounMWEtall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SagenounMWEshrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SaltnounMWEwhite crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve foodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common ScoldnounMWEsomeone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding faultverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common ScoternounMWEa variety of scoterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Scurvy GrassnounMWEa widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SealnounMWEsmall spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphereverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SensenounMWEsound practical judgmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SharesnounMWEstock other than preferred stockverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common ShinernounMWEthe common North American shinerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common ShrewnounMWEcommon American shrewverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Sickle PinenounMWEsmall tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and MalaysiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Snapping TurtlenounMWElarge-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SnowberrynounMWEdeciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SoldiernounMWEan enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or MarinesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SorrelnounMWElarge sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and saucesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SpeedwellnounMWEcommon hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Spindle TreenounMWEsmall erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SpoonbillnounMWEpure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern AfricaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Spotted OrchidnounMWEEuropean orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purpleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common St John's WortnounMWEdeciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in SpainverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Staghorn FernnounMWEcommonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and PolynesiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common StarlingnounMWEgregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic glossverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common StinkhornnounMWEa common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatismverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common StocknounMWEstock other than preferred stockverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Stock EquivalentnounMWEpreferred stock or convertible bonds or warrants that can be converted into common stockverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SunflowernounMWEannual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common TarweednounMWECalifornia annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower raysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common TeaselnounMWEteasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Thorn ApplenounMWEintensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruitsverifiedMay 18, 2026