window box

noun

: a box designed to hold soil for growing plants at a windowsill

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Use them to brush spider webs from windows, screens, railings, porch ceilings, mailboxes, window boxes, and foundation plantings. Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026 Plant Window Boxes With Lush Greenery Add lushness to your window box planter with this combination of holly fern, 'Aaron' caladium, 'Key Lime Pie' heuchera (coral bells), 'White Nancy' dead nettle, and a light pink vinca. Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 May 2026 Tropaeolium majus is a double-flowering variety that can climb or hang over a window box. Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026 Which petunias work best in hanging baskets and window boxes? Cascadia and Surfinia petunias are the top picks for hanging baskets and window boxes thanks to their trailing habit and prolific flowering. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for window box

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of window box was in 1839

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“Window box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20box. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

window box

noun
: a box for growing plants in or by a window
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