n. The seed-bearing capsule of certain plants, especially cotton and flax. [Middle English, from Middle Dutch bolle, round object; see bhel-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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German writer whose works, such as The Clown (1963), examine the psychological and societal effects of World War II on the German people. He won the 1972 Nobel Prize for literature. |
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