bole

noun

1. a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)

Definition categories: substance, dirt, soil, pigment

2. the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

Similar word(s): trunk

Definition categories: plant, stalk, stem

3. a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa

Definition categories: communication