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boll

noun \ˈbōl\

: the part of the cotton plant that contains the seeds

Full Definition of BOLL

:  the pod or capsule of a plant (as cotton)
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Origin of BOLL

Middle English
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with BOLL

bole, bowl, coal, cole, Cole, dhole, dole, droll, foal, goal, hole, knoll, kohl, Kohl, mole, ole, pole, poll, prole, role, roll, scroll, Seoul, shoal, skoal, sol, sole, soul, stole, stroll, thole, tole, toll, troll, vole, whole

Böll

biographical name \ˈbəl, ˈbœl\

Definition of BÖLL

Heinrich Theodor 1917–1985 Ger. writer
BOLL Defined for Kids

boll

noun \ˈbōl\

Definition of BOLL for Kids

:  the usually roundish pod of some plants <cotton bolls>

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6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. boll
  2. boll hull
  3. boll rot
  4. boll weevil
  5. cotton-boll weevil
  6. teind boll
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