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boll

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for boll.

Editorial note

Arsenic was used as an early insecticide against boll weevels in cotton fields and for various pests in other crops.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of boll gathered in one view.

noun

The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.

noun

A protuberance or excrescence growing on the trunks of some trees, a burl.

verb

To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for boll.

noun

The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.

noun

A protuberance or excrescence growing on the trunks of some trees, a burl.

verb

To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed.

noun

A surname from the Germanic languages.

Example sentences

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Arsenic was used as an early insecticide against boll weevels in cotton fields and for various pests in other crops.

2

The Boll Weevil drove his parents out of Eufala and to Tuscaloosa for work and so he went to college there.

3

There is even better one - Postal Probably the only really good Uwe Boll movie.

4

Nobody batted an eye when the government did the exact same thing for the Spanish Flu, or the Boll Weevil blight, or smallpox.

5

California rice having low levels fits with sevensor's theory about boll weevil control with arsenates on fields used for cotton and later for rice.

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Because calcium arsenate was used to kill the boll weevil.

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It's like inviting Uwe Boll to edit your film.

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[3] - Another thought is to produce content like Uwe Boll is notorious for.

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This report [1] says that boll weevils weren't an issue in California cotton fields, and that likely means arsenates wouldn't have been used, so if those fields switch to rice, they won't have high levels of arsenic from previous insecticide application.

10

The The Coconuts boom ended with the onset of the Great Depression...at least for those who believe it soft started with events like the Florida land crash and the Boll Weevil infestation across the South.

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Absolutely everything, including even good cinematic storytelling, because many of these games have been so shredded in editing that if they really were a movie they'd seriously make Uwe Boll movies look coherent by comparison.

Quote examples

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Uwe Boll would pick up video game licenses (which are why all his films are based of video games) cheaply and produce "films" (I use the term loosely) at an alarming rate.

Proper noun examples

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Uwe Boll's Postal is also surprisingly good.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use boll in a sentence?

Arsenic was used as an early insecticide against boll weevels in cotton fields and for various pests in other crops.

What does boll mean?

The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.

What part of speech is boll?

boll is commonly used as noun, verb.