"flower box" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: flower boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flower box (plural flower boxes)
  1. A container in which flowers or plants are grown, usually affixed outside just below a window. Synonyms: planter box, planter, flowerbox Translations (flower container): blómukassi [masculine] (Faroese), kukkalaatikko (Finnish), jardinière [feminine] (French), Blumenkasten [masculine] (German), ζαρντινιέρα (zarntiniéra) [feminine] (Greek), blómakassi [masculine] (Icelandic), fioriera [feminine] (Italian), فلاور باکس (flâver-bâks) (Persian), floreira [feminine] (Portuguese), jardineira [feminine] (Portuguese), jardinera [feminine] (Spanish), blomlåda [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-flower_box-en-noun-7CpO5Idh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'flower container': 100 0
  2. (computing, programming) A comment in source code that spans several lines, serving to introduce the source code that follows, and bordered by asterisks. Categories (topical): Computing, Programming
    Sense id: en-flower_box-en-noun-oK~zpKpq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 40 60 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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