Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glean

To collect what is left behind (grain, grapes, etc.) after the main harvest or gathering. / To gather what is left in (a field or vineyard).

A collection made by gleaning.

(obsolete) cleaning; afterbirth

simple past tense and past participle of glean

plural of gleaning (“act of harvesting leftover crops”)

the crops leftover from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested, or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest

Something learned by gleaning. / The act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest.

present participle of glean