" outcrops "

[Verb]  | "out*crop" | \ ˈau̇t-ˌkräp \

1: to project from the surrounding soil

2: to come to the surface : appear

Origin: circa 1847 ;

 Derivative of {see: |outcrop:1|outcrop:1};

[Noun]  | "out*crop" | \ ˈau̇t-ˌkräp \

1: a coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground

2: the part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground

Origin: 1805 ;

 {see: |out:1|out:1} + {see: |crop:2|crop:2}, after crop out "to protrude from the ground";

  * Note : See the note at {crop:2|crop:2} regarding geological senses of the verb.;

[Verb]  | "outcrops"