upcropping

[ uhp-krop-ing ]

noun

1. an act of cropping up; appearance; growth:

   an upcropping of corn.

Word History and Origins

Origin of upcropping¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; up- + cropping , after verb phrase crop up; crop

Example Sentences

When a publisher finds himself with that rare phenomenon, an instantly successful new magazine, whatever its type, he must expect a quick upcropping of imitations.

From Time Magazine Archive

Was it the sudden upcropping of some lower stratum in my nature—a brutal primitive instinct suddenly asserting itself?

From Project Gutenberg