OVERHARVEST

Etymology

Verb

overharvest (third-person singular simple present overharvests, present participle overharvesting, simple past and past participle overharvested)

To harvest too much, especially at an unsustainably high level

The fish in this area have been overharvested for years.

Source: Wiktionary



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The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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