Noun: boll weevil bówl wee-vul
- Greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton
"Boll weevils devastated the cotton industry in the early 20th century";
- Anthonomus grandis
Derived forms: boll weevils
Type of: weevil
Part of: Anthonomus, genus Anthonomus
Encyclopedia: Boll weevil