boll
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Plantsbollboll /bəʊl $ boʊl/ noun [countable] HBPthe part of a cotton plant that contains the seedsExamples from the Corpusboll• Closet Republicans they are called by some, boll weevils by others.• The boll weevil infests cotton fields and millionaires go bankrupt.Origin boll (1400-1500) Middle Dutch bolle “bowl, bubble”