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

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

For decades, these elements were treated as ornamental details.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

Parvati scowled and removed a large ornamental butterfly from the end of her plait.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling