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English to English noun
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a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark |  | source: wordnet30
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an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth) | | source: wordnet30
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a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of | | Example: racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation
according to him, I was the canker in their midst
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 verb
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become infected with a canker | | source: wordnet30
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infect with a canker | | source: wordnet30
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To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume. | | source: webster1913
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To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral. | | source: webster1913
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