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ornamental [ˌɔːnəˈmɛntəl] adj 1. of value as an ornament; decorative 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a plant) used to decorate houses, gardens, etc. n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a plant cultivated for show or decoration ornamentally adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
ornamental adjective decorative, pretty, attractive, fancy, enhancing, for show, embellishing, showy, beautifying, nonfunctional ornamental plaster mouldings Translations ornamental [ˌɔːrnəˈmɛntəl] adj [feature] → ornemental(e); [garden] → ornemental(e) an ornamental pond → un bassin ornemental ornamental adj → dekorativ; detail → schmückend, zierend; for ornamental purposes → zur Dekoration; to be purely ornamental → zur Verzierung or Zierde (da) sein; wives were only expected to look ornamental → Ehefrauen hatten nur zur Dekoration da zu sein; ornamental object or piece → Zier- or Schmuckgegenstand m, → Zierat m (geh); ornamental garden/pond → Ziergarten m → /-teich m; ornamental plant → Zierpflanze f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I now use them as ornamental statuary in my garden. Were they made of gold they would look like trinkets, like ornamental toys, no bigger in proportion than a jewelled drop in a woman's ear. Having gone round the corner of the hothouse to the ornamental garden, he saw that the carved garden fence was broken and branches of the plum trees had been torn off with the fruit. |
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