harvesting

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the gathering of a ripened crop
verb gather, as of natural products
verb remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation

The harvesting had been neatly timed. — "Wee Tim'rous Beasties": Studies of Animal life and Character, Douglas English
Squirrels were busy with their small harvesting. — Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
“A good day for harvesting,” thought Alpátych. — War and Peace, Leo, graf Tolstoy

harvest, harvest home

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