everbearing en · ADJ
Etymology
From ever + bearing.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Bearing several crops of fruit throughout the season.
I’m dreaming of Fresca strawberries, an everbearing variety that will produce fruit all summer, if I start the seeds 16 weeks before my last frost date (kitchengardenseeds.com ; (860) 567-6086).
2007 January 18, Anne Raver, “Is It Spring? Winter? What’s a Flower to Think?”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ever-bearing | alternative | lexicographic |