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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose;
- Example: "cosmetic fenders on cars"
- Example: "the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative"
[syn: cosmetic, decorative, ornamental]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

ornamental \or`na*men"tal\, a. [Cf. F. ornemental.]
   Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying;
   embellishing.
   [1913 Webster]

         Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets
         on their wrists; others, about their ankles. --Sir T.
                                                  Browne.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ornamental
    adj 1: serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose;
           "cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were
           utilitarian rather than decorative" [syn: cosmetic,
           decorative, ornamental]
    n 1: any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value