harvestable
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- adjective
- /ˈhɑrvɪstəbl/
- With the arrival of Euroamericans and the construction of an enormous agricultural infrastructure, the salmon and other fish no longer return in harvestable or sustainable numbers.
- harvestable stock
- harvestable timber
- harvestable biomass
Examples
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At night, the immature animals would stay closer to shore, and only the mature, harvestable ones would remain in the depths.
Academic text (1997) -
Ultimately, Nez Perce fishery policies are based on the belief that restoring salmon to harvestable stocks is the only solution to federal treaty obligations.
Academic text (2005) -
What were the harvestable resources in northern Wisconsin?
Academic text (1997) -
Consider a harvestable resource, such as a sea urchin.
Academic text (2009) -
Seven days to fully harvestable crop, really good, tasty, green, nutritious.
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Until very recently, new areas of natural forest existed for people to exploit as those mined earlier became devoid of harvestable timber.
Academic text (1997) -
But according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the maximum annual harvestable biomass yield for the U.S. is 1.3 billion tons, which represents only about 22 quadrillion Btu.
Academic text (2012) -
Today, the state of Washington monitors fishing to ensure Indian access to half the harvestable fish and shellfish in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Academic text (1995) -
Despite the apparent increase in 1994 in the density of sea urchins near Fort Bragg, the harvestable portion of the stock remains greatly reduced from prefishery levels (Fig. 16).
Academic text (1997) -
The plants need to build up their strength for three years before they are harvestable.
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Etymology
The word harvestable comes from harvest, a word that once meant 'autumn', the season when crops are gathered. So if something is harvestable, it is 'able to be gathered' or ready to pick.