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Boll

Noun - Botany

A rounded seed capsule or pod of a cotton or flax plant.

Example sentence: The cotton plants in the field were covered in bolls ready for harvesting.

Noun - Entomology

An insect pupa, especially of a moth or butterfly, enclosed in a cocoon.

Example sentence: The silk boll hanging from the tree contained a beautiful butterfly pupa.

Noun - Popular

A colloquial term for a basketball or similar large ball used in sports.

Example sentence: He dribbled the boll down the court and scored a three-pointer.

Noun - Local

A local term used to describe a large, rounded loaf of bread.

Example sentence: We bought a tasty boll from the bakery for our picnic.

Verb

To form seed capsules or pods.

Example sentence: The flax plants boll before they can be harvested for their fibers.

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