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A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs.
A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of the genus Zygophyllum.
A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (Anagyris foetida).
To behave; to conduct.
To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.
To manage, wield, or direct.
To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest.
To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.
To carry on, or maintain; to have.
To render or give; to bring forward.
To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc.
To gain or win.
To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.
To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor
To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons.
To support or sustain; to hold up.
To support and remove or carry; to convey.
To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
To possess and use, as power; to exercise.
To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.