noun
- the rounded seed pods of cotton plants
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The cotton bolls were ready for harvest in late summer.
- Workers carefully picked the white cotton from the opened bolls.
- Each boll contains several cotton seeds surrounded by fiber.
- The farmer inspected the bolls for signs of pest damage.
- Mature bolls split open to reveal the fluffy cotton inside.
- The plantation had acres of cotton plants heavy with bolls.