Synonyms for boll
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
Related words
- Word family
- bolar
- Other spellings
- bole
Forms
- Plural
- bolls → trunks, pericarps, stems, bubbles…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| boll | falling | |
| pericarp | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pod1
- 4 letters
- stem1
- 5 letters
- trunk1
- 6 letters
- bubble2
- 7 letters
- capsule2
- 8 letters
- pericarp
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bubble2 = 2 syllables).