Word
boll
/bəul/
noun
棉铃；棉桃
the rounded seed capsule of a cotton or flax plant
- 1.
The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
棉或亚麻植物的圆形种子荚。
- 2.
A protuberance or excrescence growing on the trunks of some trees, a burl.
某些树干上的突起或赘生物,即树瘤。
树瘤；树节；棉或亚麻植物的圆形种子荚。；某些树干上的突起或赘生物,即树瘤。；圆荚
In use
The farmer carefully picked a ripe cotton boll from the plant.
After the flowers wilted, small green bolls began to form on the flax stems.
Each cotton boll contains dozens of seeds surrounded by fluffy fibers.
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