cotton boll opening; bursting of bolls
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
(of cotton bolls) to burst open; to expose white lint when the boll matures and splits
technicalTechnical agricultural term describing the developmental stage in cotton cultivation when the fruit (boll) dehisces to reveal the harvestable fibers. Distinct from general terms for 'opening' or 'revealing'.
Zhè这
piàn片
mián棉
tián田
yǐ已
jīng经
kāi开
shǐ始
tǔ吐
xù絮
le了
。
This cotton field has already begun the boll-opening stage.
Tǔ吐
xù絮
qī期
shì是
mián棉
huā花
shēng生
chǎn产
de的
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
qī期
。
The boll-opening period is a critical stage in cotton production.
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Gāo高
wēn温
gān干
hàn旱
huì会
jiā加
sù速
mián棉
huā花
tǔ吐
xù絮
。
High temperatures and drought will accelerate cotton boll opening.
Nóng农
mín民
zhèng正
zài在
cǎi采
zhāi摘
yǐ已
jīng经
tǔ吐
xù絮
de的
mián棉
huā花
。
Farmers are picking cotton that has already opened its bolls.