crop-n; 8 Senses

Sense Number 1: a harvest, the season's collected produce

Commentary: CROP[+entity][+collection][+large][+produce][+harvested]
NOTE: refers to specific collections of produce being harvested

Examples:
The grapefruit crop in Florida was not so good this year.
The farmers were pleased with this year's crop of wool.
His cotton crop was completely destroyed by a hail storm.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a type of plant that is commercially cultivated

Commentary: CROP[+entity][+species][+plant][+cultivated][+commercially]
NOTE: refers to the plant species generically, not a specific aggregation of it that is harvested

Examples:
Corn is a crop that requires a lot of water and fairly rich soil.
They don't spray these kinds of crops with pesticide.
It's one of the new hybrid crops that is more resilient to pests and drought.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: an annual or seasonal output of similar things

Commentary: CROP[+entity][+collection][+output][+seasonal][+of_object][+similar]
NOTE: a metaphoric extension of Sense 1

Examples:
The professors all think this year's crop of students is outstanding.
The crop of new congressmen have just arrived in Washington.
The latest crop of Italian fashions is about to hit the New York boutiques.
Critics are unimpressed by the latest crop of films coming from Hollywood.
The regime's continual crop of lies has finally alienated even its few former supporters.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4

Sense Number 4: a whip handle

Commentary: CROP[+entity][+artifact][+tool][+component][+handle][+of_whip]

Examples:
The crop of the long buggy whip was made of a polished hardwood.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: a maceration pouch in the gullet of birds and some small animals

Commentary: CROP[+entity][+structure][+anatomical][+pouch][+maceration][+in_gullet][+of_animal]

Examples:
Food first goes into the bird's crop where it is partly digested, then regurgitated for the young.
Earthworms and some small insects possess crops to aid in digestion.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 6: a short haircut

Commentary: CROP[+form][+physical][+haircut][+short]

Examples:
Mary had her hair cut into a crop for the summer.
The man had a crop of wiry black hair.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 4c

Sense Number 7: a short riding whip

Commentary: CROP[+entity][+artifact][+tool][+riding_whip][+short]
NOTE: refers to the whole whip, not just the handle of a whip (Sense 4)

Examples:
Each jockey carried a crop tucked under his arm, riding to the post.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 8: the tanned hide of an animal

Commentary: CROP[+entity][+structure][+anatomical][+hide][+tanned][+of_animal]

Examples:
These crops are of a soft texture very suitable to making fine handbags.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1e