1. the rounded seed pod of a cotton plant
Usage: botanical
2. the seed pod of flax or similar plants
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The cotton boll burst open to reveal fluffy white fibers.
• Farmers harvest the crop when the bolls are fully mature.
• Each boll contains several cotton seeds surrounded by fiber.
• The boll weevil is a major pest that damages cotton crops.
• Workers picked cotton by hand, removing bolls from the plants.
• The flax boll contains seeds used to make linseed oil.