boll

[ bohl ]

nounBotany.
  1. a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.

Origin of boll

1
1400–50; late Middle English bolle, perhaps <Middle Dutch bolle (Dutch bol), though formally identical with bowl1

Other definitions for Böll (2 of 2)

Böll
[ bœl ]

noun
  1. Hein·rich (The·o·dor) [hahyn-rikh-tey-aw-dohr], /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈteɪ ɔˌdoʊr/, 1917–85, German novelist and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1972.

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British Dictionary definitions for boll (1 of 2)

boll

/ (bəʊl) /


noun
  1. the fruit of such plants as flax and cotton, consisting of a rounded capsule containing the seeds

Origin of boll

1
C13: from Dutch bolle; related to Old English bolla bowl 1

British Dictionary definitions for Böll (2 of 2)

Böll

/ (German bœl) /


noun
  1. 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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Scientific definitions for boll

boll

[ bōl ]


  1. The seed-bearing capsule of certain plants, especially cotton and flax.

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