boll
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(bōl) 
n.
The seed-bearing capsule of certain plants, especially cotton and flax.
n.
The seed-bearing capsule of certain plants, especially cotton and flax.
[Middle English, from Middle Dutch bolle, round object.]
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boll
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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Boll
Français (French)
n. - graine (du cotonnier, du lin)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Samenkapsel
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτολ.) κάψα (βαμβακιού, λιναριού κ.λπ.)
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) جوزة القطن
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תרמיל (של כותנה)
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