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Definitions

Noun

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

Etymology

From over- + yielding.

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