cotton boll

noun

The round, fluffy clumps in which cotton forms and grows on a cotton plant.

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Meanings

nouncotton boll (plural cotton bolls)

plural cotton bolls

  1. The round, fluffy clumps in which cotton forms and grows on a cotton plant.
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cotton boll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotton%20boll

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