boll

¹

[bohl]

noun

Botany.

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

Böll

²

[bœl]

noun

1. Heinrich (Theodor) 1917–85, German novelist and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1972.

boll

¹

/ bəʊl /

noun

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

Böll

²

/ 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

boll

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boll¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boll¹

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