harvest

¹har·vest

noun, often attributive \ˈhär-vəst\

Definition of HARVEST

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>

Examples of HARVEST

1. The beginning of the harvest varies from year to year.
2. It is time for the harvest.
3. They prayed for a bountiful harvest.
4. We had enormous harvests of corn this year.

Origin of HARVEST

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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to HARVEST

Synonyms: crop

Related Words: return, yield; cut, cutting

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Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall