Merriam-Webster Dictionary


Main Entry:
1crop Listen to the pronunciation of 1crop
Pronunciation:
\ˈkräp\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, craw, head of a plant, yield of a field, from Old English cropp craw, head of a plant; akin to Old High German kropf goiter, craw
Date:
before 12th century

1: a pouched enlargement of the gullet of many birds that serves as a receptacle for food and for its preliminary maceration; also : an enlargement of the gullet of another animal (as an insect)2 a (1): a plant or animal or plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence <an apple crop> <a crop of wool> (2): the total yearly production from a specified area b: the product or yield of something formed together <the ice crop> c: a batch or lot of something produced during a particular cycle <the current crop of films> d: collection <a crop of lies>3: the stock or handle of a whip; also : a riding whip with a short straight stock and a loop4[2crop] a: the part of the chine of a quadruped (as a domestic cow) lying immediately behind the withers —usually used in plural — see cow illustration b: an earmark on an animal; especially : one made by a straight cut squarely removing the upper part of the ear c: a close cut of the hair



Main Entry:
1har·vest Listen to the pronunciation of 1harvest
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 crops2: the act or process of gathering in a crop3 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>


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