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common or garden

com·mo·nor·garden

uncommon uk

adjective

1.

the usual or familiar type

  • “it is a common or garden sparrow”
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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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