upcropping

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noun

Something that crops up, or occurs unexpectedly.

“Cruising World Healthy trees draped in Spanish moss still thrived on these odd upcroppings of rock, some of which were surrounded by water now, and white with kittiwakes […]”

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Meanings

nounupcropping (plural upcroppings)

plural upcroppings

  1. Something that crops up, or occurs unexpectedly.

    You may find that upcroppings of guilt can plague you for months after a pregnancy loss.

    2004, Maureen Rank, Free to Grieve
  2. A rising outcrop.

    Cruising World Healthy trees draped in Spanish moss still thrived on these odd upcroppings of rock, some of which were surrounded by water now, and white with kittiwakes […]

Origin

From up + cropping.

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APA

upcropping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upcropping

MLA

“upcropping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upcropping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upcropping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upcropping.

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