crop out

Idioms: crop out

Rise to the surface, become visible or evident, as in These superstitions crop out time and again. This term originated in mining, where a stratum or vein of ore is said to crop out when it comes to the surface. [Mid-1800s]

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: appear at the surface
Synonym: basset

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