upcropping

upcropping
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: up (II) + cropping, gerund of crop (after crop up, v.)
: an act or instance of cropping up : appearance, outcrop

the healthy upcropping of sizable plants in modest towns — B.M.Bowie

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/up"krop'ing/, n.
an act of cropping up; appearance; growth: an upcropping of corn.
[1895-1900; UP- + CROPPING, after v. phrase crop up]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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