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ornamental
1. adj. Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful
Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.
2. n. An ornamental plant.

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This is particularly true of ornamental water plants, which once in the wild spread fast and take away nutrients, light and space.

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