Mexican Spanish Meaning of canker

Cáncer

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Definitions and Meaning of canker in English

Wordnet

canker (n)

a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark

an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)

a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of

Wordnet

canker (v)

become infected with a canker

infect with a canker

Webster

canker (n.)

A corroding or sloughing ulcer; esp. a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth; -- called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma.

Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy.

A disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off.

An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths; -- usually resulting from neglected thrush.

A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose.

Webster

canker (v. t.)

To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.

To infect or pollute; to corrupt.

Webster

canker (v. i.)

To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.

To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous.

FAQs About the word canker

Cáncer

a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark, an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth), a pernicious and malig

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canister shot => Bala de cañón, canister => bote, canistel tree => Árbol de canistel, canistel => Canistel, canis rufus => Lobo rojo,