"overharvest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overharvests [plural]
Etymology: over- + harvest Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|harvest}} over- + harvest Head templates: {{en-noun}} overharvest (plural overharvests)
  1. An excessive harvest.
    Sense id: en-overharvest-en-noun-9YNFf5Z- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 52 48

Verb

Forms: overharvests [present, singular, third-person], overharvesting [participle, present], overharvested [participle, past], overharvested [past]
Etymology: over- + harvest Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|harvest}} over- + harvest Head templates: {{en-verb}} overharvest (third-person singular simple present overharvests, present participle overharvesting, simple past and past participle overharvested)
  1. To harvest too much, especially at an unsustainably high level.
    Sense id: en-overharvest-en-verb-8nCbUcsL Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 52 48

Inflected forms

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