Art Nou ‧ veau /ˌɑːt nuːˈvəʊ $ ˌɑːrt nuːˈvoʊ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'new art' ]
a style of art that used plants and flowers in paintings and in the design of objects and buildings, popular in Europe and America at the end of the 19th century