cotton boll

collocation in English

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cotton
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkɒt.ən/us
/ˈkɑː.t̬ən/
the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China, and ...
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boll
noun[C]
uk
/bəʊl/us
/boʊl/
the part of the cotton plant that contains ...
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(Definition ofcottonandbollfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Low light intensity andcottonbollshedding.
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Cottonbollretention and its relationship to lint yield.
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Thecottonbollweevil is an agricultural pest that can cause significant economic damage if not controlled.
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The inflorescence is a spherical flower head a few millimeters wide which resembles a tinycottonboll since the flowers and maturing fruits are very woolly.
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He kept his soil drugged with manure and fertilisers, so that even in bad years his mealies grew tall, and his acres went white with cotton bolls.
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Other opened cotton bolls were damaged, while soybeans were blown down, making mechanical harvesting difficult.
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They emerge and enter cotton fields from early spring through midsummer, with peak emergence in late spring, and feed on immature cotton bolls.
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Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will tend to increase the dispersion of the seeds.
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This disease affects the development of hair cells in cotton bolls and can be transmitted to citrus fruits, which thereupon dry out and collapse (dry rot disease).
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