flower box

American  

noun

1. a box used for growing decorative plants in or around the home, often attached to a window ledge.

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Etymology

Origin of flower box

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Duggan, who said he dove behind a flower box to escape the gunfire, later complained on a neighborhood email group that he saw no police on 18th Street from Friday night into Saturday.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2022

After her death, Hagans built a flower box filled with her favorite flowers and covered it with engagement pictures for placement at Hannah’s grave at Auburn’s Memorial Park Cemetery.

From Fox News • Feb. 16, 2022

Sprinkled throughout are whimsical garden scenes that use trompe l’oeil to conjure up a flower box populated by sprites, songbirds perched on a trellis and other vignettes.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2013

Heathfield and Foley's old residence at 111 Trowbridge is abandoned now, with three of the four windows supporting flower box holders with no flowerpots.

From Time • Jul. 2, 2010

For several hours one night, he tucked it into Madame Manec’s geraniums in a window flower box, then convinced himself the geraniums were wilting and dug the stone out.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr