Bol vs. Boll — What's the Difference?

(informal) bolognese

The seed-bearing capsule of certain plants, especially cotton and flax.

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.

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

The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form.

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.

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

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

German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985)