boll

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for boll

boll 🔊 /bowˈl/

boll : පොත්ත

boll : කපුවලින් කළ කලසක්

boll : කපු ගෙඩිය

boll definition

Noun.

  1. The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form.
  2. A Scotch measure, formerly in use: for wheat and beans it contained four Winchester bushels; for oats, barley, and potatoes, six bushels. A boll of meal is 140 lbs. avoirdupois. Also, a measure for salt of two bushels.

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