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cankercan‧ker /ˈkæŋkə $ -ər/ noun [countable, uncountable] cankerOrigin: 1300-1400 Old North French cancre, from Latin cancer; ➔ CANCER - Coming from her tight mouth, the county trilling on local lawlessness and moral decline made these cankers seem wholly benign.
- He was the weevil in the fruit, according to Rex, the canker in their midst.
- The yellow roots are said to make a bitter tea that stimulates the appetite and soothes cankers.
- What is the scale of threat from this stem canker disease to the rape crops now drilled?
► Cropsalfalfa, nounarable, adjectivebarley, nounbran, nouncacao, nouncanker, nouncash crop, nouncassava, nouncereal, nouncocoa, nouncorn, nouncrop, nouncrop-dusting, nouncrop rotation, nouncrop-spraying, nouncultivate, verbcultivated, adjectivecultivation, nouncultivator, noundrill, noundrill, verbear, nounfertilize, verbfertilizer, nounfield corn, noungerminate, verbglean, verbgrain, noungranary, noungrower, nounharvest, nounharvest, verbharvester, nounhay, nounhayloft, nounhaystack, nounhorticulture, nounkernel, nounlift, verbmaize, nounmalt, nounmarket garden, nounmillet, nounoats, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveplant, verbplantation, nounpotato, nounproduce, nounpropagate, verbprune, verbreap, verbrice, nounrice paddy, nounripe, adjectiveroot crop, nounrotate, verbrye, nounryegrass, nounscion, nounseason, nounseed, verbseedbed, nounsheaf, nounsisal, nounsorghum, nounsow, verbsprout, nounstraw, nounstubble, nounsugar beet, nountaro, nountill, verbtillage, noununripe, adjectivevegetable, nounvineyard, nounviticulture, nounwheat, nounwindfall, nounwinnow, verb 1an evil influence that spreads quickly among people and is difficult to destroy: the canker of violence in modern society2a disease that affects trees or plants |