suffossion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Internal erosion by liquid percolating through clay, sand, or silt.

Word forms

suffossion suffossions

Etymology

From Latin suffossio, from suffodere, suffossum (“to dig under”), from sub (“under”) + fodere (“to dig”).

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