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har·vest H0075900 (här′vĭst)n.1. The act or process of gathering a crop.2. a. The crop that ripens or is gathered in a season.b. The amount or measure of the crop gathered in a season.c. The time or season of such gathering.3. The result or consequence of an action: stuck with the harvest of a predecessor's decisions.v. har·vest·ed, har·vest·ing, har·vests v.tr.1. a. To gather (a crop).b. To take or kill (fish or deer, for example) for food, sport, or population control.c. To extract from a culture or a living or recently deceased body, especially for transplantation: harvested bone marrow.2. To gather a crop from (land, for example).3. To receive or collect (energy): a turbine that harvests energy from tidal currents.4. To receive (the benefits or consequences of an action). See Synonyms at reap.v.intr. To gather a crop.
[Middle English, from Old English hærfest; see kerp- in Indo-European roots.]
har′vest·a·ble adj.har′vest·a·bil′i·ty n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | harvesting - the gathering of a ripened cropharvest home, harvestgather, gathering - the act of gathering somethinghaying - the harvesting of hay |
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harvesting[′här·və·stiŋ] (agriculture) The gathering of mature field crops. harvestingReducing the amount of runoff water before it can cause flooding. See also: Water management systemsharvesting
Related to harvesting: Harvesting of CropsSynonyms for harvestingnoun the gathering of a ripened cropSynonymsRelated Words |