Definition of canker

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Canker (n.) Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy..

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Dropworm :: Dropworm (n.) The larva of any geometrid moth, which drops from trees by means of a thread of silk, as the cankerworm..
Canker :: Canker (v. t.) To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
Phalaenid :: Phalaenid (n.) Any moth of the family Phalaenidae, of which the cankerworms are examples; a geometrid..
Canker Fly :: Canker fly () A fly that preys on fruit.
Canker :: 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..
Cankery :: Cankery (a.) Surly; sore; malignant.
Canker Rash :: Canker rash () A form of scarlet fever characterized by ulcerated or putrid sore throat.
Canker :: Canker (n.) Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy..
Cankered :: Cankered (a.) Affected with canker; as, a cankered mouth..
Cankery :: Cankery (a.) Like a canker; full of canker.
Canker :: Canker (n.) A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose..
Cankeredly :: Cankeredly (adv.) Fretfully; spitefully.
Geometrid :: Geometrid (n.) One of numerous genera and species of moths, of the family Geometridae; -- so called because their larvae (called loopers, measuring worms, spanworms, and inchworms) creep in a looping manner, as if measuring. Many of the species are injurious to agriculture, as the cankerworms..
Canker :: Canker (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..
Water Canker :: Water canker () See Canker, n., 1..
Erosion :: Erosion (n.) The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.
Noma :: Noma (n.) See Canker, n., 1..
Canker-bit :: Canker-bit (a.) Eaten out by canker, or as by canker..
Cankered :: Cankered (imp. & p. p.) of Canke.
Cankering :: Cankering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Canke.
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