common name
Noun
Meaning
(taxonomy) The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific name.
(chemistry) A name that unambiguously identifies a substance but is not the IUPAC systematic name.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see common, name.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgSynonyms
Examples
It is possible that Mount Olympus may have supplied the poets with the hint for saying that Jupiter obtained the kingdom of heaven, because Olympus is the common name both of the mountain and of heaven.
Whoever estimates the sensible sameness by the verbal identity of their common name will commit the error of mistaking for physical what is only intellectual. ...the sensible signification of language is strictly limited by the sensible knowledge of the hearer.
Although church authorities under the Spanish attempted to suppress its use, this failed, as shown by the Christian element in the common name "San Pedro cactus"— Saint Peter cactus.
Although they have a common name, diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus are two entirely separate conditions with unrelated mechanisms.
Although Platon was a fairly common name (31 instances are known from Athens alonesfn), the name does not occur in Plato's known family line.
Another common name for the Psychidae is "case moths", but this is just as well used for the case-bearers (Colephoridae).