"flower box" meaning in English

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Noun

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 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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