| Pronunciation: | | `ornu'mentl
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| Matching Terms: | | ornamentalist, ornamentally, ornamentation
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- [n] any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
- [adj] serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose; "cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative"
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| | Synonyms: | | cosmetic, decorative, nonfunctional |
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| | See Also: | | flora, plant, plant life |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Or`na*men"tal\, a. [Cf. F. ornemental.]
Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying;
embellishing.
Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets
on their wrists; others, about their ankles. --Sir T.
Browne.
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