preharvested

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adjective

Prior to harvesting; pre-harvest

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Meanings

adjectivepreharvested (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePrior to harvesting; pre-harvest

    Subsequently the temperature of the produce must be maintained at low levels (at or near freezing) and in the presence of high relative humidity in order to maintain a level of quality mirroring that of the preharvested product.

    1989, Ib Libner Nonnecke, Vegetable Production, →ISBN, page 150
  2. not comparablemedicineHarvested in advance
    1 more example

    Stem cells from bone marrow that can give rise to new immune cells are taken out from a patient, and then physicians use drugs to purposely obliterate the patient's entire immune system, a strategy called immunoablation. After that, the preharvested stem cells are infused back into the patient, where they can create fresh bone marrow and, it is hoped, a new functioning immune system.

    2008 October 31, Lauren Cahoon, “More Than Skin Deep”, in Science, volume 322, number 5902

Origin

From pre- + harvest + -ed.

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APA

preharvested. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preharvested

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“preharvested.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preharvested. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preharvested,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preharvested.

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