HyperDic: ornamental

English > 2 senses of the word ornamental:
NOUNplantornamentalany plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
ADJECTIVEallornamental, cosmetic, decorativeserving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
ornamental > pronunciation
Soundsao.rnahmeh'ntahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > ornamental: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningServing an esthetic rather than a useful purpose.
Synonymscosmetic, decorative
Broadernonfunctionalnot having or performing a function
Spanishcosmético, decorativo, ornamental
Catalancosmètic, decoratiu, ornamental
Nounsornamentsomething used to beautify
ornamentalany plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
Adverbsornamentallyin an ornamental, nonfunctional manner
English > ornamental: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value.
Narrowerflowering mapleAn ornamental plant of the genus Abutilon having leaves that resemble maple leaves
Broaderplant, flora, plant life(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
Spanishornamental
Catalanornamental
Adjectivesornamentalserving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict