Boll vs. Bool

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

(programming) A Boolean variable (one whose value is either true or false).

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

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

(slang) To relax or hang out (especially with someone).

(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)