Synonyms for Canker
canker

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1. cankernoun

   Synonyms:
   noma, water canker

2. cankernoun

   Synonyms:
   frounce, roup

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1. cankernoun

   a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark

   Synonyms:
   pestilence, canker sore

2. canker, canker sorenoun

   an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)

   Synonyms:
   pestilence, canker sore, canker

3. pestilence, cankerverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   pest, pestilence, plague, canker sore, canker, pestis

4. cankerverb

   become infected with a canker

5. cankerverb

   infect with a canker

Matched Categories

1. • Infect
   • Plant Disease
   • Sicken

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1. cankerverb

   Synonyms:
   corrupt, corrode, erode, eat away

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1. cankernoun

   Synonyms:
   corrosion, erosion, blight

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1. Adam Campbell:

   I found that 2,000 milligrams of lysine, taken every day, has eliminated my canker sores.