bole

bole ¹  (bl)

n.

The trunk of a tree.

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[Middle English, from Old Norse bolr; see bhel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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bole

Noun

the trunk of a tree [Old Norse bolr]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bole - a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment) dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
	2.	bole - the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber tree trunk, trunk tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
	3.	Bole - a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa Bolanci West Chadic - a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member