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ornamentality

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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.

Origin:
1640–50; ornament + -al 1


or⋅na⋅men⋅tal⋅i⋅ty, noun
or⋅na⋅men⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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