harvest

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːvɪst/

noun

  • the process or period of gathering in crops: farmers work longer hours during the harvest
  • the season’s yield or crop: a poor harvest
  • a quantity of animals caught or killed for human use: a limited harvest of wild mink
  • the product or result of an action: in terms of science, Apollo yielded a meagre harvest

verb

[with object]
  • gather (a crop) as a harvest: after harvesting, most of the crop is stored in large buildings
  • catch or kill (animals) for human consumption: the quantity of squid harvested has risen
  • remove (cells, tissue, or an organ) from a person or animal for experiment or transplant.
  • collect or obtain (a resource) for future use: the research teams are leading the way in identifying new ways of harvesting the sun’s energy

Derivatives

harvestable

adjective

harvester

noun

Origin:

Old English hærfest 'autumn', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch herfst and German Herbst, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin carpere 'pluck' and Greek karpos 'fruit'