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flower boxes

flower boxes is the plural of flower box.

Meaning of flower box

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, planter box
  2. A comment in source code that spans several lines, serving to introduce the source code that follows, and bordered by asterisks.
    • To make this easier to do, set up an empty flower box and copy it into your program...1988, Computer Partners, Inc, Handbook of COBOL techniques and programming standards

Questions about flower boxes

What is flower boxes the plural of?
Flower boxes is the plural of flower box.

Words near flower boxes in the dictionary

  1. flower beetle
  2. flower beetles
  3. flower bond
  4. flower bonds
  5. flower box
  6. flower boxes
  7. flower bug
  8. flower bugs
  9. flower car
  10. flower cars
  11. flower chafer

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