Bole

English

Noun

Bole (plural Boles)

1. The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it.

Adjectives for Bole

twisted; opalescent; resinous; hoary; bossy.

Thesaurus

cask, caudex, caulicle, caulis, column, culm, cylinder, cylindroid, drum, footstalk, funicule, funiculus, haulm, leafstalk, pedicel, peduncle, petiole, petiolule, petiolus, pillar, pipe, reed, roll, roller, rouleau, seedstalk, spear, spire, stalk, stem, stipe, stock, straw, tigella, trunk, tube, anthrophore, axis, barrel, cane, carpophore,

Etymology

From Old Norse bolr, akin to Danish bul and German Bohle (“plank”). See also bulwark (“defensive wall”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊl

Translations

• Bulgarian: ствол, стъбло

Anagrams

• lobe