belvedere Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
    fire bush; burning bush; Bassia scoparia; Kochia scoparia; fire-bush; summer cypress.
  2. noun a gazebo sited to command a fine view

WordNet

Bel`ve*dere" noun
Etymology
It., fr. bello, bel, beautiful + vedere to see.
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) A small building, or a part of a building, more or less open, constructed in a place commanding a fine prospect.

Webster 1913