crop out

verb3

1. •
   To appear at the surface of the ground; to outcrop.

   • Approximately 90 percent of the mapped area is covered by volcanic rocks of Quaternary age; rocks of Tertiary age crop out chiefly in the southeastern and southwestern parts of the area. — 1972
2. •
   To remove (part of an image) by adjusting the borders so as to exclude it.
3. •
   To become noticeable or manifest; to come to light.

   • The peculiarities of the author are beginning to crop out.