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boll

/bəʊl/

Traduction: Nom désignant la capsule arrondie contenant les graines de plantes comme le coton ou le lin.

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/bəʊl/

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

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant la capsule arrondie contenant les graines de plantes comme le coton ou le lin.
  1. Seed capsule of cotton or flax C1 formal

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

    • 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.

    🇫🇷Capsule du cotonnier ou du lin

    Synonymes: capsulepodseed vesselseedpod

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  • boll's possessive singular form