canker
noun
[ ˈkaŋkə ]
• a destructive fungal disease of apple and other trees that results in damage to the bark.
• "cut out lesions on branches caused by canker"
Similar:
fungal disease,
fungal rot,
plant rot,
blight,
• an ulcerous condition or disease of a human or animal.
• a malign and corrupting influence that is difficult to eradicate.
• "racism remains a canker at the heart of the nation"
Similar:
blight,
evil,
scourge,
poison,
cancer,
sickness,
disease,
pestilence,
plague,
rot,
corruption,
canker
verb
• (of a plant or part of a plant) become infected with canker.
• "the tree is apt to canker in poor soils"
Origin:
Middle English (denoting a tumour): from Old French chancre, from Latin cancer ‘crab’ (see cancer).
