bole1

[bohl] /boʊl/
noun, Botany
1.
the stem or trunk of a tree.
Origin
1275-1325; Middle English < Old Norse bolr trunk (of a tree), torso; see bulwark

bole2

[bohl] /boʊl/
noun
1.
any of a variety of soft, unctuous clays of various colors, used as pigments.
2.
a medium red-brown color made from such clay.
Also, bolus.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English bol < Late Latin bōlus lump; see bolus
Examples from the web for bole
  • Crown length is updated annually by adding height growth and subtracting change in clear bole length.
  • Mostly an upper bole rot, but decay may occur anywhere on the bole.
  • bole cankers appear to be a more advanced symptom of the disease.
  • Crystallized, white resin produced by bole cankers often coats lower limbs and several feet of bark below the infection.
  • The webbing was not on the leaves, but only on the bark of the bole and branches.
  • The nest bole is lined with finer woody material and ultimately with downy feathers from adults.
  • By day many retreat from the foliage and seek out fissures and other hiding places on twigs, branches, or the bole.
  • If pruning more than four vertical feet of branches, pull cut branches away from tree bole.
  • Girdling-a method of killing unwanted trees by cutting through the living tissues around the bole.
  • Measurements of all branches included: height of attachment on bole, diameter, length to first secondary branch and total length.
British Dictionary definitions for bole

bole1

/bəʊl/
noun
1.
the trunk of a tree
Word Origin
C14: from Old Norse bolr; related to Middle High German bole plank

bole2

/bəʊl/
noun
1.
a reddish soft variety of clay used as a pigment
2.
a moderate reddish-brown colour
Word Origin
C13: from Late Latin bōlus lump, from Greek bōlos
Word Origin and History for bole
n.

early 14c., from Old Norse bolr "tree trunk," from Proto-Germanic *bulas (cf. Middle Dutch bolle "trunk of a tree"), from PIE *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell" (cf. Greek phyllon "leaf," phallos "swollen penis;" Latin flos "flower," florere "to blossom, flourish," folium "leaf;" Old Prussian balsinis "cushion;" Old Norse belgr "bag, bellows;" Old English bolla "pot, cup, bowl;" Old Irish bolgaim "I swell," blath "blossom, flower," bolach "pimple," bolg "bag;" Breton bolc'h "flax pod;" Serbian buljiti "to stare, be bug-eyed;" Serbo-Croatian blazina "pillow").