unharvested

adjective

un·​har·​vested ˌən-ˈhär-və-stəd How to pronounce unharvested (audio)
: not harvested
an unharvested crop
unharvested fields

Examples of unharvested in a Sentence

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The reasons are manifold—declining consumption, oversupply, effects of climate change, and tariffs, to name a few—but in California alone, winegrowers removed 40,000 acres of grapevines in the past year and countless acres of grapes went unharvested. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2025 As a result, growers left grapes unharvested, pulled out vineyards, and lost contracts with wineries that reduced production. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 Nov. 2025 Mature soybeans remain unharvested near North Maple Grove Road after a rain shower on October 28, 2025, in Ellettsville, Indiana. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025 The program is having at least some effect: Avocados recently meant for the U.S. market can be seen unharvested in noncompliant orchards. César Rodríguez, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unharvested

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unharvested was in 1874

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“Unharvested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unharvested. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.

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