Main Entry: ¹har·vest

Pronunciation: \ˈhär-vəst\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English hervest, from Old English hærfest; akin to Latin carpere to pluck, gather, Greek karpos fruit

Date: before 12th century

1 : the season for gathering in agricultural crops
2 : the act or process of gathering in a crop
3 a : a mature crop (as of grain or fruit) : yield b : the quantity of a natural product gathered in a single season <deer harvest> <ice harvest>
4 : an accumulated store or productive result <a harvest of revenue>