The harvest is the period during which you reap what you sow. Harvest something as a verb implies to pick or gather it. Sweet corn may be harvested late in the summer.
Harvest, as a noun, refers to the time of year when crops are mature and ready to be harvested. A harvest crop is sometimes known as a bumper crop; a bumper crop is a plentiful harvest, whereas a poor harvest occurs when things did not grow as well as planned. Harvesting something as a verb means to gather, trap, or cull it. Harvest a soybean crop, beaver pelts, or tissues or organs for transplantation are all possibilities.
Synonyms: Picking, Collecting
