boll

(bōl)
n.
The seed-bearing capsule of certain plants, especially cotton and flax.

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch bolle, round object.]

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IN BRIEF: n. - German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985).

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

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - frøkapsel

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zaad)bol

Français (French)
n. - graine (du cotonnier, du lin)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Samenkapsel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτολ.) κάψα (βαμβακιού, λιναριού κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
balla

Português (Portuguese)
n. - casulo (m), cápsula (f) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
семенная коробочка

Español (Spanish)
n. - cápsula, vaina

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fröhus, kapsel, frukt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
圆荚

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 圓莢

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 동그란 꼬투리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ボール

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جوزة القطن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תרמיל (של כותנה)‬

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