canker

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
• Hypernyms:
plant disease
2. an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
• Syn:
canker sore
• Derivationally related forms:
cankerous
• Hypernyms:
ulcer, ulceration
3. 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
• Syn:
pestilence
• Derivationally related forms:
pestilent (for: pestilence)
• Hypernyms:
influence

II - verb

1. become infected with a canker
• Hypernyms:
sicken, come down
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. infect with a canker
• Hypernyms:
infect
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pestilence, canker sore