释义 |
non-bearing adjective (alsononbearing)uk /ˌnɒnˈbeə.rɪŋ/ us /ˌnɑːnˈber.ɪŋ/ Non-bearing trees or plants do not produce fruit: The owner has planted young non-bearing fruit plants on the farm. They have planted a nonbearing ornamental pear tree. The orchard contained 102 nonbearing trees, 30 years of age. Accurate data on the number of acres of bearing and nonbearing trees in California are available only for almonds and walnuts. In the case of olives, the annual production in bearing years or non-bearing years can be highly influenced by seasonality. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Plant reproduction anther asexual reproduction asexuality asexually barrenness breeder chasmogamous endosperm germinate pistillate placentation pollinate pollination pollinator self-incompatible self-pollination sexlessly siltation sporangium stamen |