garnish

verb

• 1decorate or embellish (something, especially food):garnish each serving with a dollop of sour cream

• 2 Law serve notice on (a third party) for the purpose of legally seizing money belonging to a debtor or defendant.
• seize (money, especially part of a person’s salary) to settle a debt or claim:the IRS garnished his earnings

noun

• a small amount of food used to decorate other food: reserve a few watercress leaves for a garnish [mass noun]:some flowers are edible and make attractive salad garnish