crop out

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Definitions of crop out words

verb crop out (of a formation of rock strata) to appear or be exposed at the surface of the ground; outcrop 3
noun crop out to appear unexpectedly 3
noun crop out to appear at the surface, as a rock formation at the earth's surface; outcrop 3
noun crop out the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered: the wheat crop. 1
noun crop out the yield of such produce for a particular season. 1
noun crop out the yield of some other product in a season: the crop of diamonds. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English, Old English: “sprout, ear of wheat (or other grain), paunch, crown of a tree”; cognate with German Kropf; see croup2

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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