Gnome (noun)

1. A small, typically bearded man represented as living in the earth and guarding treasure.
2. A small decorative garden statue of a gnome.

Origin:

From middle english gnom, from middle french gnome, from latin gnomus, from greek gnōmē thought, from gignōskein to know.

Examples:

1. The garden was filled with gnomes of all sizes and colors.
2. The gnome in the children's book was a mischievous creature who lived in the forest.
3. He collected gnomes and had over 50 of them on his bookshelf.
4. The gnome was a popular figure in medieval alchemy and was thought to have knowledge of the Philosopher's stone.
5. The gnome in the story was a wise old man who lived in the mountains.