An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
ORNAMENTAL
cosmetic, decorative, ornamental
(adjective) serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose; “cosmetic fenders on cars”; “the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative”
ornamental
(noun) any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ornamental (comparative more ornamental, superlative most ornamental)
Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful.
Synonyms: beautifying, embellishing, decorative
Noun
ornamental (plural ornamentals)
An ornamental plant.
Source: Wiktionary
Or`na*men"tal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. ornemental.]
Definition: Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing. Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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