ornamental

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Rhododendron is a non-native shrub which was introduced to gardens as an ornamental plant by the Victorians.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

But lighting is an intimate affair in this city; Los Angeles has long loved its ornamental and whimsical street lamps.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Teeny-tiny chorizo and ricotta meatballs — the kind that feel almost ornamental, until you taste what they’ve done to the pan.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

But he had his own quirky, even obsessive interests—in all things ancient and Roman, in architecture, and especially in the hybrid ornamental figures known as grotesques.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

In the abandoned ornamental garden, Rahel, watched by lolling dwarfs and a forsaken cherub, squatted by the stagnant pond and watched toads hop from stone to scummy stone.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy