upcropping

American  

[uhp-krop-ing] / ˈʌpˌkrɒp ɪŋ /

noun

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

   an upcropping of corn.

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Etymology

Origin of upcropping

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 The Parasite by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir