ornamental

Example Sentences

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"The crop is still seen as a backyard ornamental or medicinal plant rather than a commercial commodity," says Reddy.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

For decades, these elements were treated as ornamental details.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

The Wiltshire Council signed off on his plans to build an ornamental outbuilding, a three-story extension, the lake and a driveway that curves around it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

Here, Williams deployed coffered ceilings, ornamental ironwork, stained-glass windows and colorful tile across two stories and nearly 9,000 square feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

For the rest of that day Pappachi sat in the verandah and stared stonily out at the ornamental garden, ignoring the plates of food that Kochu Maria brought him.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy