From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbollboll /bəʊl $ boʊl/ noun [countable] HBPthe part of a cotton plant that contains the seeds
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boll• Closet Republicans they are called by some, boll weevils by others.• The boll weevil infests cotton fields and millionaires go bankrupt.Origin boll (1400-1500) Middle Dutch bolle “bowl, bubble” 