Associations to the word «Boll»

Wiktionary

BOLL, noun. The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
BOLL, noun. An old Scots dry measure, equal to six bushels.
BOLL, verb. To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed.
BOLL WEEVIL, noun. Beetle measuring an average length of six millimeters (¼ inch), which feeds on cotton buds and flowers, native to Central America
BOLL WEEVILS, noun. Plural of boll weevil

Dictionary definition

BOLL, noun. The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.

Wise words

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