overyielding

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noun

The amount a species yields, when grown with other species compared to yield in a monoculture.

OriginEnglish yielding ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoveryielding (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe amount a species yields, when grown with other species compared to yield in a monoculture.
  2. uncountableThe amount of biomass an ecological community (e.g. a grassland patch) yields, compared to any of its member species alone.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishyielding
  8. Englishoveryielding

From over- + yielding.

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APA

overyielding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overyielding

MLA

“overyielding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overyielding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overyielding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overyielding.

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