Relating to or engaged in digging or excavation; having the quality of digging out.
From Latin effodiens, present participle of effodere (to dig out), from ex- (out) + fodere (to dig). A rare or technical term in geological and archaeological contexts.
This is a wonderfully obscure word that botanists and geologists might use to describe roots that are 'effodient'—actively digging into soil—but it's so technical that even specialists probably write 'excavating' instead.
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