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  • 1Ornamental plant — Ornamental Petunia plant. Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display. The cultivation of these forms a major branch of… …

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  • 2ornamental — ornamentality, n. ornamentally, adv. /awr neuh men tl/, adj. 1. used or grown for ornament: ornamental plants. 2. providing ornament; decorative. 3. of or pertaining to ornament. n. 4. something ornamental; decoration; adornment. 5. a plant… …

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  • 3ornamental — or•na•men•tal [[t]ˌɔr nəˈmɛn tl[/t]] adj. 1) used or grown for ornament: ornamental plants[/ex] 2) providing ornament; decorative 3) of or pertaining to ornament 4) something ornamental, esp. a plant cultivated for decorative purposes • Etymology …

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  • 4ornamental — /ɔnəˈmɛntl/ (say awnuh mentl) adjective 1. used for ornament: ornamental plants. 2. such as to ornament; decorative. 3. of or relating to ornament. –noun 4. something ornamental. 5. a plant cultivated for decorative purposes. {ornament + al1}… …

  • 5ornamental —    Used to describe plants, which are planted for their architectural, specimen, or landscape qualities, as opposed to being planted for food or commercial purposes …

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  • 6Coconut — For other uses, see Coconut (disambiguation). Coconut Palm Cocos nucifera Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 7Mountain Pine — For the town in the southern United States, see Mountain Pine, Arkansas. Mountain Pine Pinus mugo Foliage and cones of Mountain Pine Conservation status …

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  • 8Catalpa — For the historical incident involving a ship of this name, see Catalpa rescue. For the album by Jolie Holland, see Catalpa (album). Taxobox name = Catalpa image width = 240px image caption = Catalpa speciosa flowers, leaf and bark regnum =… …

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  • 9Button — For other uses, see button (disambiguation) and buttons (disambiguation). Wedgwood button with Boulton cut steels, depicting a mermaid family, England, circa 1760. Actual diameter: just over 32mm (1 1/4 ) …

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  • 10Chain stitch — For the technique used to shorten rope or cable for storage or while in use, see Chain sinnet. Traditional embroidery in chain stitch on a Kazakh rug, contemporary. Chain stitch is a sewing and embroidery technique in which a series of looped… …

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