n. a rounded capsule containing seeds, esp. flax or cotton. boll-weevil a small American or Mexican weevil, Anthonomus grandis, whose larvae destroy cotton bolls.
[ ME f. MDu. bolle: see BOWL(1) ]
BOLL
Meaning of BOLL in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012