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Definition of Boll
1. Noun. The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
Definition of Boll
1. n. The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form.
2. v. i. To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed.
Definition of Boll
1. to form pods [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Boll
1. 1. The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form. 2. A Scotch measure, formerly in use: for wheat and beans it contained four Winchester bushels; for oats, barley, and potatoes, six bushels. A boll of meal is 140 lbs. Avoirdupois. Also, a measure for salt of two bushels. [Sometimes spelled bole. Origin: OE. Bolle boll, bowl, AS. Bolla. See Bowl a vessel. To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed. "The barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled." (Ex. Ix. 31) Origin: Bolled. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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