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boll
seed pod of a plant, as flax or cotton
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boll
(bōl)n.
The seed-bearing capsule of certain plants, especially cotton and flax.
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boll
(bəʊl)n
(Plants) the fruit of such plants as flax and cotton, consisting of a rounded capsule containing the seeds
[C13: from Dutch bolle; related to Old English bolla bowl1]
Böll
(German bœl)n
(Biography) Heinrich (ˈhaɪnrɪç) (Theodor). 1917–85, German novelist and short-story writer; his novels include Group Portrait with Lady (1971): Nobel prize for literature 1972
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boll
(boʊl)n.
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
[1400–50; late Middle English bolle, perhaps < Middle Dutch bolle]
Böll
(bœl)n.
Heinrich (Theodor), 1917–85, German novelist: Nobel prize 1972.
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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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Boll
Cottonseed pod.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() capsule - a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses |
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boll
n → Samenkapsel f
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