# boll

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɒl/ · frequency rank #51,575

## Definitions
1. The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
2. A protuberance or excrescence growing on the trunks of some trees, a burl.
3. An old dry measure equal to six bushels.

## Etymology
From Middle English bolle (“pod; shell”) and Middle Dutch bolle (“round object”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bullô (“round object; bowl”). More at bowl.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/boll