common or garden
com·mo·nor·garden
adjective
1.
- “it is a common or garden sparrow”
Origin
An extension of the practice of naming domestic - and therefore non-exotic - plants as common or garden, such as common lavender/garden lavender (Lavandula angustifolia).
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