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upcropping

American  
[uhp-krop-ing] / ˈʌpˌkrɒp ɪŋ /

noun

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

    an upcropping of corn.


Etymology

Origin of upcropping

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

Example Sentences

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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