boll UK /bɒl/US /boʊl/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. •A protuberance or excrescence growing on the trunks of some trees, a burl. •(Scotland) An old dry measure equal to six bushels.I sowed on this Ground, without any Dung or Manure, a Lippy of Oats, from which I had a Boll wanting a Chopin. — 1742 verb1 •To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed.The barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled. — 1611 formsbolled · bolling · bolls
