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crop

noun [C usually singular] (GROUP)
 
 
/krɒp/ US  /krɑːp/ informal

Definition

a group of people or things with something in common, that exist at a particular time: The judges will select the best from this year's crop of first novels.Groups and collections of thingsVariety and mixturesGroups of people
(Definition of crop noun (GROUP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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