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ornamental

[awr-nuh-men-tl] Origin

or·na·men·tal

[awr-nuh-men-tl]
adjective
1.
used or grown for ornament: ornamental plants.
2.
providing ornament; decorative.
3.
of or pertaining to ornament.
noun
4.
something ornamental; decoration; adornment.
5.
a plant cultivated for decorative purposes.

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Ornamental is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1640–50; ornament + -al1

or·na·men·tal·i·ty, noun
or·na·men·tal·ly, adverb
non·or·na·men·tal, adjective
non·or·na·men·tal·ly, adverb
non·or·na·men·tal·i·ty, noun
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o·ver·or·na·men·tal, adjective
o·ver·or·na·men·tal·ly, adverb
o·ver·or·na·men·tal·i·ty, noun
pre·or·na·men·tal, adjective
su·per·or·na·men·tal, adjective
su·per·or·na·men·tal·ly, adverb
un·or·na·men·tal, adjective
un·or·na·men·tal·ly, adverb
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ornamental (ˌɔːnəˈmɛntəl)
 
adj
1.  of value as an ornament; decorative
2.  (of a plant) used to decorate houses, gardens, etc
 
n
3.  a plant cultivated for show or decoration
 
orna'mentally
 
adv

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ornamental
1640s, partly formed in English from ornament, partly from Latin ornamentalis, from ornamentum.
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