Definition of Canker

Noun: canker  kang-ku(r)

  1. A fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
     
  2. An ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
    - canker sore
     
  3. A pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
    "according to him, I was the canker in their midst";
    - pestilence
Verb: canker  kang-ku(r)
  1. Become infected with a canker
     
  2. Infect with a canker

See also:
canities
cankered

Anagrams containing the word canker

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