1. not supporting weight or load; not structural
Usage: architecture; construction
2. not producing fruit, flowers, or offspring
Usage: botany; agriculture

Examples

• The contractor removed the nonbearing wall to open up the kitchen.
• Nonbearing walls can be moved without affecting the building’s structure.
• The architect identified which walls were nonbearing before renovation.
• Several nonbearing fruit trees were replaced in the orchard.
• The nonbearing apple tree failed to produce any fruit this season.
• Nonbearing plants may still provide shade and beauty to the garden.