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| acacia |
any of several ornamental trees related to the acacia, such as the locust. [1/2 definitions] |
| adornment |
an ornamental item, or a system or set of these. [1/2 definitions] |
| ancon |
a bracket, sometimes ornamental, used to support a molding, shelf, or the like. |
| appoggiatura |
in music, a short ornamental note occurring on the beat which resolves to the consonant. [1/2 definitions] |
| arabesque |
a complex design of interlaced scrolls, foliage, and other fanciful shapes, or an ornamental object having such a design. [1/4 definitions] |
| araucaria |
a cone-bearing evergreen native to the Southern Hemisphere and grown as an ornamental elsewhere. |
| arborvitae |
any of various evergreens having small cones and leaves of closely overlapping scales, often grown as an ornamental shrub or tree. |
| bass3 |
a deciduous tree of softwood, which is grown for ornamental purposes or as a shade tree; basswood; linden. |
| beading |
an ornamental molding, trim, or pattern having a rounded or beadlike design. [1/4 definitions] |
| birdbath |
a basin for wild birds to bathe in, often an ornamental structure manufactured for this purpose. |
| bolo tie |
a cord worn around the neck as a tie, the ends of which are held together with an ornamental sliding clasp. |
| bookend |
a support, often ornamental and in a pair, used to prop up the end of a row of books. |
| boss2 |
an ornamental projection, such as a knob or stud. [1/4 definitions] |
| cachepot |
an ornamental container into which the plain pot of a houseplant is set and thus concealed from view. |
| caparison |
to cover (a horse) with ornamental trappings. [1/4 definitions] |
| case2 |
a protective or ornamental outer covering. [1/5 definitions] |
| cassia |
a tropical variety of ornamental tree bearing long yellow flowers and pods whose pulp can be used as a laxative. [1/2 definitions] |
| chase3 |
to make ornamental grooves or indentations in; emboss. |
| cherry |
any of various trees and shrubs of the rose family grown for their ornamental flowers, their sweet or sour fruit, and for lumber. [1/5 definitions] |
| console table |
a narrow waist-high table often placed against a wall, the facing legs of which have ornamental brackets. |
| crape myrtle |
a tall Oriental shrub, related to loosestrife and widely cultivated in warmer zones as an ornamental for its stalks of crinkled pink, red, white, or purple flowers. |
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