decorative plant

Aesthetic indoor greenery

A decorative plant is one grown primarily for its appearance rather than for food, medicine, or other practical uses.

The term covers houseplants, ornamental garden flowers, and landscaping shrubs chosen for visual appeal: She filled the office with decorative plants.

Also called an ornamental plant.

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Opposites
purpose/function

decorative plantfood crop

Cultivated plant for consumption

edible plant · vegetable · vegetable garden · food garden · fruit tree

aesthetic contribution

decorative plantweed

Uninvited plant

invasive species · noxious weed · eyesore · blight · native wildflower

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G