Definition of Canker. Meaning of Canker. Synonyms of Canker

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Definition of Canker

Canker
Canker Can"ker (k[a^][ng]"k[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cankered (-k[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cankering.] 1. To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume. No lapse of moons can canker Love. --Tennyson. 2. To infect or pollute; to corrupt. --Addison. A tithe purloined cankers the whole estate. --Herbert.
Canker
Canker Can"ker, v. i. 1. To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral. [Obs.] Silvering will sully and canker more than gliding. --Bacom. 2. To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous. Deceit and cankered malice. --Dryden. As with age his body uglier grows, So his mind cankers. --Shak.

Meaning of Canker from wikipedia

- A plant canker is a small area of dead tissue, which grows slowly, often over years. Some cankers are of only minor consequence, but others are ultimately...
- Citrus canker is a disease affecting Citrus species caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas (X.axonopodis; X. campestris). Infection causes lesions on the...
- Canker-worm may refer to following inchworms: Alsophila pometaria, the fall cankerworm Paleacrita vernata, the spring cankerworm This disambiguation page...
- stomatitis, or recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), commonly referred to as a Canker Sore, is a common condition characterized by the repeated formation of benign...
- Leucostoma canker is a fungal disease that can kill stone fruit (Prunus spp.). The disease is caused by the plant pathogens Leucostoma persoonii and Leucostoma...
- CankerMelts is a non-prescription over-the-counter medication produced by Orahealth Corporation, located in Bellevue, Washington. CankerMelts are used...
- Thousand cankers disease (TCD) is a recently recognized disease of certain walnuts (Juglans spp.). The disease results from the combined activity of the...
- Cypress canker is a disease affecting Cupressus species, caused by one of several species of fungus in the genus Seiridium. Infection causes die-back of...
- Amphilogia gyrosa, the orange hobnail canker, is a species of sac fungus in the family Cryphonectriaceae. It is the type species for the genus Amphilogia...
- Hypoxylon canker of shade trees is a weak ascomycete fungus that negatively affects growth and can eventually lead to the death of weak or diseased host...