canker

• canker

canker

Noun

a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark

Synonyms:

• canker

Noun

an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)

Synonyms:

• canker
• canker sore

Noun

a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of; "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"

Synonyms:

• pestilence
• canker

Verb

become infected with a canker

Synonyms:

• canker

Verb

infect with a canker

Synonyms:

• canker