bole

n.
The trunk of a tree.

[Middle English, from Old Norse bolr.]

bole² (bōl)
n.

1. Any of various soft fine clays, especially a reddish-brown variety used as a pigment.
2. A moderate reddish brown.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin bōlus. See bolus.]

bole bole adj.

The trunk of a tree below the lowest branch.

IN BRIEF: n. - The main stem of a tree; A soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment).

Tutor's tip: The "boll" (seed capsule) fell into a "bowl" (concave vessel) near the "bole" (tree trunk).

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)

Meaning #2: the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
  Synonyms: trunk, tree trunk

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - træstamme

2.
n. - bolus

Nederlands (Dutch)
(boom)stam, kleiaarde

Français (French)
1.
n. - tronc, fût

2.
n. - argile brun rougeâtre (utilisé comme pigment), brun rougeâtre (moyen)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Stamm, Baumstamm

2.
n. - Bolus

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κορμός (δέντρου), κούτσουρο, (γεωλ.) βόλος, ερυθράργιλος

Italiano (Italian)
tronco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tronco (m) de árvore

Русский (Russian)
ствол

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - tronco

2.
n. - arcilla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - trädstam

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 树干

2. 红玄武土

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 樹幹

2.
n. - 紅玄武土

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 줄기

2.
n. - 교회점토

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 木の幹, ボール

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جذع أو ساق الشجرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גזע עץ‬
n. - ‮טין מסוגים שונים, בד"כ חומים-אדמדמים המשמשים כצבענים, חום-אדמדם בינוני‬

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