- bark canker
- noun
: any of various cankers of woody plants; specifically : a canker of rubber trees caused by a fungus (Phytophthora faberi)
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Canker — Can ker (k[a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS. cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr. L. cancer a cancer; or if a native word, cf. Gr. ? excrescence on tree, ? gangrene. Cf. also OF. cancre, F. chancere, fr. L. cancer. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canker of the mouth — Canker Can ker (k[a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS. cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr. L. cancer a cancer; or if a native word, cf. Gr. ? excrescence on tree, ? gangrene. Cf. also OF. cancre, F. chancere, fr. L. cancer. See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canker — [kaŋ′kər] n. [ME < OFr cancre < L cancer: see CANCER] 1. an ulcerlike sore, esp. in the mouth: thought to be an immune reaction: cf. COLD SORE: also canker sore 2. a) a disease of plants that causes local decay of bark and wood b) a… … English World dictionary
canker — ► NOUN 1) a destructive fungal disease of trees that results in damage to the bark. 2) an open lesion in plant tissue caused by infection or injury. 3) fungal rot in parsnips, tomatoes, or other vegetables. 4) an ulcerous condition in animals,… … English terms dictionary
canker — /kang keuhr/, n. 1. a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, esp. in the mouth. 2. a disease affecting horses feet, usually the soles, characterized by a foul smelling exudate. 3. a defined area of diseased tissue, esp. in woody stems. 4. something that… … Universalium
canker — noun 1》 a destructive fungal disease of trees that results in damage to the bark. ↘an open lesion in plant tissue caused by infection or injury. ↘fungal rot in parsnips, tomatoes, or other vegetables. 2》 an ulcerous condition of an animal … English new terms dictionary
apple canker — noun a disease of apple trees • Syn: ↑apple blight • Hypernyms: ↑blight * * * noun : any of several diseases of the apple tree that produce cankers (as bark canker, bitter rot, black rot, blister canker … Useful english dictionary
Black canker — Canker Can ker (k[a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS. cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr. L. cancer a cancer; or if a native word, cf. Gr. ? excrescence on tree, ? gangrene. Cf. also OF. cancre, F. chancere, fr. L. cancer. See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water canker — Canker Can ker (k[a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS. cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr. L. cancer a cancer; or if a native word, cf. Gr. ? excrescence on tree, ? gangrene. Cf. also OF. cancre, F. chancere, fr. L. cancer. See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beech Bark Disease — is a disease that causes mortality and defects in beech trees in the eastern United States and Europe.Houston, David R., and James T. O Brien. Beech Bark Disease. Forest Insect and Disease Leaflet 75(1998) 1 7. 17 Mar 2008 .] Tainter, Frank H.,… … Wikipedia
