harvest meaning and definition

HARVEST noun

Definition of harvest (noun)

1. the yield from plants in a single growing season
   • synonyms: crop
2. the consequence of an effort or activity
   • "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love"
3. the gathering of a ripened crop
   • synonyms: harvest home, harvesting
4. the season for gathering crops
   • synonyms: harvest time

HARVEST verb

Definition of harvest (verb)

1. gather, as of natural products
   • "harvest the grapes"
   • synonyms: glean, reap
2. remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation
   • "The Chinese are said to harvest organs from executed criminals"