ornamental

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful.

   Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.

2. 2
   adj

   Bred for aesthetic or decorative purposes.

   Those pine trees on the lawn are the fastest-growing ornamentals we could find.

3. 3
   noun

   An ornamental plant.

   The tumbleweed is a gracious gift from the Russians, having been imported as a favored ornamental from the steppes of central Asia.

4. 4
   adj

   serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose

5. 5
   noun

   any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value

Etymology

From ornament + -al.