garden variety

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garden variety (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) Ordinary, common, or unexceptional.

   Synonyms: common-or-garden, common or garden variety, normal, plain, regular, standard; see also Thesaurus:common

   Antonyms: abnormal, exotic, extraordinary, special, specialized, uncommon

   I can usually recover from a garden variety cold with rest and fluids.

   • 2025 August 11, Hurubie Meko, quoting Paul A. Engelmayer, “Judge Will Not Unseal Grand Jury Papers of Maxwell, Epstein’s Companion”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     “Contrary to the government’s depiction, the Maxwell grand jury testimony is not a matter of significant historical or public interest,” Judge Engelmayer wrote. “Far from it. It consists of garden-variety summary testimony by two law enforcement agents.”

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• garden shed

• officinalis, vulgaris (plant varieties that are found in gardens or that are not exotic)
• wild type

garden variety (plural garden varieties)

1. (idiomatic) An ordinary, standard kind.