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non·bear·ing | \ ˌnän-ˈber-iŋ 
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\Definition of nonbearing
: not bearing something: such as
a : supporting no vertical weight other than its own weight
nonbearing walls
b : not producing fruit
immature, nonbearing grape vines also : having plants that are not producing fruit nonbearing orange acreage
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The first known use of nonbearing was in 1884
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