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Definition of boll

boll

/boʊl/
boll
Plural:bolls
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Past Simple:bolled
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Past Participle:bolled
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Present Participle:bolling
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boll Lexical Profile

boll Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

The rounded seed capsule or pod of plants such as cotton or flax.

Example

"The farmers waited for the cotton bolls to burst open before beginning the autumn harvest."

Synonyms
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• verb

1

To form or grow into rounded seed capsules or pods (especially of cotton or flax).

Example

"The flax plants had already bolled by the time the unseasonal hailstorm struck the valley."

Word Nuance & Usage

Do not confuse 'boll' (the rounded seed capsule of cotton or flax) with its homophones 'bowl' (a concave dish or to roll a ball) and 'bole' (the main trunk of a tree).

• Rhymes for boll

• Nearby Words

bolivar
bolivia
bolivian
boll
bollard
bollix
bollock

Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English 'bolle', meaning a rounded vessel or seed pod, derived from Old English 'bolla' (bowl), tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root meaning something round or swollen.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Boll. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/boll
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