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boll
1[ bohl ]
noun
Botany.
- a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
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2[ bČŐl ]
noun
- Hein·rich (The·o·dor) [hahyn, -, r, i, kh, , tey, -aw-doh, r], 1917â85, German novelist and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1972.
boll
1/ ČúÉʱô /
noun
- the fruit of such plants as flax and cotton, consisting of a rounded capsule containing the seeds
”țö±ô±ô
2/ bČŐl /
noun
- ”țö±ô±ôHeinrich (Theodor)19171985MGermanWRITING: novelistWRITING: short-story writer Heinrich (ËhaÉȘnrÉȘç) ( Theodor ). 1917â85, German novelist and short-story writer; his novels include Group Portrait with Lady (1971): Nobel prize for literature 1972
boll
/ ČúƱô /
- The seed-bearing capsule of certain plants, especially cotton and flax.
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yĐÄvlog History and Origins
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yĐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of boll1
C13: from Dutch bolle ; related to Old English bolla bowl 1
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Souloukna Mourga plodded through his flooded millet and cotton field in northern Cameroon and uprooted soggy stems that had a few bolls on them.
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They have to make sure there is nowhere for the boll weevil to live until cotton is planted again in late March.
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He also spent time in San Francisco, where he made a living drawing boll weevils for pesticide ads, before moving to New York.
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I pulled the board up, releasing boll weevils, pill bugs, and a small spider from their homes.
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So the migration is as much about work and the boll weevil as it is about this notion of opportunity.
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