canker, n.
(cankers)
(cankers)
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
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canker pestilence
sample sentences
"racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation""according to him, I was the canker in their midst"
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an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
<noun.state>
canker canker sore
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a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
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canker
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