Common name

C20165
concept

A common name is an informal, widely used term for an entity—such as a plant, animal, or chemical—that varies by language and region and contrasts with its standardized scientific or technical name.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
plant common name 6
Common name canonical 2
通称 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Common name
Generated description
A common name is an informal, widely used term for an entity—such as a plant, animal, or chemical—that varies by language and region and contrasts with its standardized scientific or technical name.

Instances (14)

Instance Via concept surface
祇園さん 通称
東洋のルソー 通称
Stork —
Heartsease plant common name
Jane Doe generic name
blind-your-eye mangrove plant common name
pasque flower plant common name
lesser apes common name grouping
Johnny Jump Up plant common name
love-in-idleness plant common name
Parrot’s Beak vernacular plant name
Dolphins
surface form: Dolphin
—
Little Russian popular name
Rosasharn plant common name