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canker n. a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
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canker v. become infected with a canker
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canker n. [
canker sore] an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
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canker v. infect with a canker
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canker n. [
pestilence] a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of; "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"
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