"boll" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 蒴果（棉花等植物的果实）

Definition

蒴果是像棉花或亚麻等植物的圆形果实，成熟时会裂开，里面有种子和纤维。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词多用于农业或植物学语境，尤其指棉花的“cotton boll”。不要与“ball”（球）或“bowl”（碗）混淆。

Examples

The cotton boll is ready to pick.

棉花的**蒴果**已经可以采摘了。

Each flax plant makes a boll.

每棵亚麻都长出一个**蒴果**。

Seeds grow inside the boll.

种子在**蒴果**内部生长。

Farmers wait until the bolls open before harvesting cotton.

农民会等到**蒴果**裂开后才收棉花。

When a boll bursts, fluffy cotton comes out.

当**蒴果**裂开时，棉絮就冒出来了。

A single plant can have dozens of bolls at the end of the season.

一株植物在季末能长出几十个**蒴果**。