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- Dictionarycanker/ˈkaŋkə/
noun
- 1. a destructive fungal disease of apple and other trees that results in damage to the bark: "cut out lesions on branches caused by canker" Similar
- 2. an ulcerous condition or disease of a human or animal. Similar
verb
- 1. (of a plant or part of a plant) become infected with canker: "the tree is apt to canker in poor soils"
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Canker is a noun that can mean a disease of trees, animals, or humans, or something evil that spreads. Learn the biology, pronunciation, and translations of canker with examples from various sources.
- English (US)
something evil that spreads through a person's mind, an...
- Znaczenie Canker, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
canker definicja: 1. a disease that attacks the wood of...
- Canker: Portuguese Translation
canker translate: cancro, câncer. Learn more in the...
- Traditional
CANKER translate: 樹木, （樹木的）潰瘍病，枝枯病，根瘤病, 動物,...
- Canker in Simplified Chinese
CANKER translate: 树木, （树木的）溃疡病，枝枯病，根瘤病, 动物,...
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Examples of canker in a sentence, how to use it. 96...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
canker 의미, 정의, canker의 정의: 1. a disease that attacks the...
- Pronunciation in English
canker pronunciation. How to say canker. Listen to the audio...
- English (US)
Canker can be a noun or a verb, and it has different meanings in medicine, botany, and figurative language. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and related phrases of canker from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
noun. a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth. a disease affecting horses' feet, usually the soles, characterized by a foul-smelling exudate. a defined area of diseased tissue, especially in woody stems. something that corrodes, corrupts, destroys, or irritates. Synonyms: scourge, cancer, blight. Also called canker rose.
1. Ulceration of the mouth and lips. 2. An inflammation or infection of the ear and auditory canal, especially in dogs and cats. 3. A condition in horses similar to but more advanced than thrush. 4. a. A localized diseased or necrotic area on a plant part, especially on a trunk, branch, or twig of a woody plant, usually caused by fungi or bacteria.
something evil that spreads through a person's mind, an organization, or a society: Poverty is a canker eating away at the heart of society.
A canker is a kind of sore. Some people are prone to getting cankers on their mouths. Canker can also refer to anything that is terrible and difficult to get rid of. Your parents might complain that the abandoned, run-down house two blocks away is a canker on your neighborhood.
Canker is a noun that can mean a disease of plants, a damaged area in a plant or tree, a mouth ulcer, or an evil influence. Learn how to use canker in different contexts with examples, synonyms and word origin.
