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Vocabulary Entry
boll
|noun • verb
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N
noun
The rounded seed or pod of a plant, especially cotton.
Example Sentences
"The farmer harvested the cotton bolls in late summer."
"We could see the bolls developing on the cotton plants."
"Each cotton boll holds numerous seeds."
V
verb
To develop or form into a boll, especially in relation to plants.
Example Sentences
"The flowers will boll soon, providing a bountiful harvest."
"Farmers hope that the warm weather will help the crops boll faster."
"As the season progresses, the cotton will begin to boll."