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Definition of boll noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

boll

noun

/bəʊl/

/bəʊl/

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the part of the cotton plant that contains the seeds
Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a bubble): from Middle Dutch bolle ‘rounded object’; related to bowl ‘dish’.

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