boll
noun
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
bolls
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pluralof boll.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One particularly intricate 36-inch Della Robbia-style wreath at the Roscow Cole House has Osage oranges, pomegranates, lady apples and cotton bolls.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2017
Her child cried, and it distracted her, slowed the accumulation of cotton bolls in her sack.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 28, 2017
Cotton picking occurred as many as seven times a season as the plant grew and continued to produce bolls through the fall and early winter.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Angelou had grown up among field workers, seeing "fingers cut by the mean little cotton bolls," she wrote in "Caged Bird."
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2014
If he prophesied that the cotton in today’s field was going to be sparse and stick to the bolls like glue, every listener would grunt a hearty agreement.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
