Canker
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English
Noun
Canker (countable and uncountable; plural Cankers)- (botany) A plant disease marked by gradual decay.
- A corroding or sloughing ulcer; especially a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth.
- Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroys.
- A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog rose.
- 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.
- An avian disease affecting doves, poultry, parrots but also birds of prey caused by Trichomonas gallinae
Verb
Canker (third-person singular simple present Cankers, present participle Cankering, simple past and past participle Cankered)
- (transitive) To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
- (transitive) To infect or pollute; to corrupt.
- (intransitive) 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.
Adjectives for Canker
vengeful; gnawing.
Verbs for Canker
banish—; infect with—; slough—; spray—; —consumes; —corrupts; —decays; —depraves ; —destroys; —develops; —devours; —discharges; —diseases; —eats; —envelops; —gnaws; —grows; —indisposes; —poisons; —pollutes; —rusts; —spreads; —tarnishes.
Synonyms
- (ulcer, esp. of the mouth): water canker, canker of the mouth, noma
- (bird disease): avian trichomoniasis, roup
- (hawk disease): frounce
Related terms
Thesaurus
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