Definition of canker

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Canker (v. i.) To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral..

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Canker :: 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..
Dropworm :: Dropworm (n.) The larva of any geometrid moth, which drops from trees by means of a thread of silk, as the cankerworm..
Cankered :: Cankered (imp. & p. p.) of Canke.
Cankery :: Cankery (a.) Like a canker; full of canker.
Cankered :: Cankered (a.) Affected with canker; as, a cankered mouth..
Cankerous :: Cankerous (a.) Affecting like a canker.
Cankering :: Cankering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Canke.
Encanker :: Encanker (v. t.) To canker.
Cankerworm :: Cankerworm (n.) The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larvae are also called cankerworms..
Canker Rash :: Canker rash () A form of scarlet fever characterized by ulcerated or putrid sore throat.
Canker :: Canker (n.) Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy..
Canker :: Canker (v. i.) To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous..
Canker Bloom :: Canker bloom () The bloom or blossom of the wild rose or dog-rose.
Canker :: Canker (v. i.) To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral..
Canker Fly :: Canker fly () A fly that preys on fruit.
Phalaenid :: Phalaenid (n.) Any moth of the family Phalaenidae, of which the cankerworms are examples; a geometrid..
Water Canker :: Water canker () See Canker, n., 1..
Cankery :: Cankery (a.) Surly; sore; malignant.
Canker :: Canker (n.) 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..
Canker :: Canker (v. t.) To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
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