boll (b l)n. The seed-bearing capsule of certain plants, especially cotton and flax. [Middle English, from Middle Dutch bolle, round object; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
boll [bəʊl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of such plants as flax and cotton, consisting of a rounded capsule containing the seeds
[from Dutch bolle; related to Old English bolla bowl1]
| boll (bl) The seed-bearing capsule of certain plants, especially cotton and flax. |
Boll measure of capacity for grain [six bushels in Scotland]; a measure of weight [140 lb.].
Examples: boll of corn, 1651; of grain; of malt, 1725; of oats, 1590; of salt, 1691; of wheat, 1875.
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| Noun | 1. |  boll - the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plantcapsule - a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses |
Translations
boll
n → Samenkapsel f
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