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Meaning Of 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.
n.
Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy.
n.
A disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and
fall off.
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.
n.
A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose.
v. t.
To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to
consume.
v. t.
To infect or pollute; to corrupt.
v. i.
To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.
v. i.
To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with
canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous.