# overyielding

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
From over- + yielding.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overyielding