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overyielding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
overyield-ing
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

The amount of biomass an ecological community (e.g. a grassland patch) yields, compared to any of its member species alone.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English yielding English overyielding From over- + yielding.

Usage

Questions

What does overyielding mean?
The amount a species yields, when grown with other species compared to yield in a monoculture.
Where does overyielding come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English yielding English overyielding From over- + yielding.

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