bole
1[bohl]
noun Botany.
the stem or trunk of a tree.
Origin of bole
1bole
2[bohl]
noun
Also bolus.
Origin of bole
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Related Words for bole
chunk, wood, piece, timber, stalk, stem, torso, mud, brick, earth, length, stick, trunk, block, driftwood, log, column, butt, stock, somaExamples from the Web for bole
Historical Examples of bole
No tree has so fair a bole and so handsome an instep as the beech.
Steve took to the woods, and found sanctuary behind the bole of an oak.
The Long RollMary Johnston
He was standing against the bole of a masa'oi tree, leaning on his rifle.
The Call Of The SouthLouis Becke
The dawn found them still sitting there against the bole of the beech-tree.
FraternityJohn Galsworthy
There was no fire at the foot of the tree, for she could see the base of the bole plainly.
Nan Sherwood at Pine CampAnnie Roe Carr
bole
1noun
Word Origin for bole
C14: from Old Norse bolr; related to Middle High German bole plank
bole
2bolus
noun
Word Origin for bole
C13: from Late Latin bōlus lump, from Greek bōlos
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