What does "flower box" mean?

A container in which flowers or plants are grown, usually affixed outside just below a window.

Flower box

Q: What is a synonym for "flower box"?

Common synonyms include: flower planter, jardinières, planter, planter box, window box, wooden planter.

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Noun

1
A container in which flowers or plants are grown, usually affixed outside just below a window.
2
A comment in source code that spans several lines, serving to introduce the source code that follows, and bordered by asterisks.
"1988, Computer Partners, Inc, Handbook of COBOL techniques and programming standards To make this easier to do, set up an empty flower box and copy it into your program..."

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flower planter jardinières planter planter box window box wooden planter

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"1988, Computer Partners, Inc, Handbook of COBOL techniques and programming standards To make this easier to do, set up an empty flower box and copy it into your program..."

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