jardinière

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A large decorative stand or pot for plants or flowers.
2. n. Diced, cooked vegetables served as a garnish with meat.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A piece of furniture or a vessel for the display of flowers, whether growing or cut. A stand upon which flower-pots can be arranged.
2. n. A kind of lappet, forming part of the headdress of women at the beginning of the eighteenth century.
3. n. A mixture of vegetables stewed in their own sauce; also, various vegetables used together as a garnish.

Wiktionary

1. n. An ornamental pot for the display of live flowers; a planter
2. n. A vegetable soup or sauce
3. n. Diced, cooked vegetables served as a garnish

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. An ornamental stand or receptacle for plants, flowers, etc., used as a piece of decorative furniture in room.
2. n. (Cookery) A preparation of mixed vegetables stewed in a sauce with savory herbs, etc.; also, a soup made in this way.