"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**。