boll

• Cápsula o fruto redondeado que contiene las semillas de plantas como el algodón o el lino.

A noun referring to the rounded seed-bearing capsule of plants such as cotton or flax.

1. Seed capsule of cotton or flaxC1formal

   The rounded, protective seed-bearing capsule that forms on cotton and flax plants, containing the fibers and seeds.

   Cápsula de algodón o lino

   • The cotton bolls burst open in the autumn sun.
   • Farmers carefully harvest the bolls to collect the fibers.
   • Each boll contains several seeds surrounded by soft fibers.

   Sinónimoscapsulepodseed vesselseedpod