I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: out (III) + crop (after crop out, v.)
1.
a. : a coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
b. : the part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground
2. : a breaking out : a coming to the surface
the recent outcrop of unofficial strikes — Economist
recurrent outcrops of a heavy and pedantic philosophical jargon — Times Literary Supplement
II. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ intransitive verb
1. : to come out to the surface of the ground
younger rocks outcrop progressively towards the west — A.T.Grove
2. : to come to the surface : become manifest
originality outcrops in the course of planning — Psychiatry