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encanker
To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume
A corroding or sloughing ulcer; especially a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth
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
{n} a disease in plants, an eating sore
{v} to grow corrupt, rust, corrode, pollute
A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog rose
Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroys
a necrotic, often sunken lesion on a stem, branch, or twig of a plant
Canker is a disease which affects the wood of shrubs and trees, making the outer layer come away to expose the inside of the stem. In gardens, cankers are most prominent on apples and pear trees
To infect or pollute; to corrupt
To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous
A canker is something evil that spreads and affects things or people. the canker of jealousy
{f} destroy, cause decay; injure
An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horses foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths. Usually resulting from neglected thrush
The briar or dog-rose “Put down Richard, that sweet lovely rose, And plant this thorn, this canker, Bolingbroke ” Shakespeare: 1 Henry IV , i 3 Cannæ The place where Hannibal defeated the Romans under L Æmilius Paulus Any fatal battle that is the turning point of a great general's prosperity is called his Cannæ Thus, we say, “Moscow was the Cannæ of Napoleon Bonaparte ”
a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth; called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma
{i} sore; plant disease; rot, decay
an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth) infect with a canker become infected with a canker
To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral
Abnormal, vegetative growth of the frog May also affect the sole Caused by infection and the exposure of the hooves to harsh ammonia compounds Effective treatment and prevention must include moving the horse to a clean, dry environment a k a: Hoof cancer
Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy
infect with a canker
A plant disease marked by gradual decay
A disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off
become infected with a canker
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
A corroding or sloughing ulcer; especially a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth. -- called also
A localized area of dead tissue in a plant
an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
A corroding or sloughing ulcer; esp
A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose
a disease symptom on woody stems or trunks Resembles an open break or wound and often persists from year to year
A severe, destructive, eroding ulcer of the cheek and lip It commonly followed one of the eruptive fevers and was often fatal
to canker

    Hyphenation

    to can·ker

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı kängkır

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈkaɴɢkər/ /tə ˈkæŋkɜr/
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