Canker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæŋkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪtəbˈakɒnəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪtəbˈakɒnəl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæŋkɚ/.

Examples

racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation
according to him, I was the canker in their midst

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pestilence canker sore

Parts of Speech

noun	a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
noun	an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
noun	a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of “racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation”
verb	become infected with a canker
verb	infect with a canker

Word Forms

cankerous	adjective	having an ulcer or canker
canker	verb	become infected with a canker
pestilent	adjective	exceedingly harmful
canker	noun	an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Krebs

Eine Pilzkrankheit von Gehölzen, die lokal Schäden an der Rinde verursacht

🇫🇷French

chancre

une maladie fongique des plantes ligneuses qui provoque des dommages localisés à l'écorce

🇪🇸Spanish

llaga gangrenosa

una enfermedad fúngica de las plantas leñosas que causa daños localizados en la corteza

🇮🇹Italian

cancro

una malattia fungina delle piante legnose che provoca danni localizzati alla corteccia

🇳🇱Dutch

kanker

een schimmelziekte van houtige planten die plaatselijke schade aan de schors veroorzaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

corroer

uma doença fúngica de plantas lenhosas que causa danos localizados à casca

🇷🇺Russian

язва

грибковое заболевание древесных растений, вызывающее локальное повреждение коры

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नासूर

लकड़ी के पौधों का एक कवक रोग जो छाल को स्थानीय क्षति पहुँचाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যানকার

কাঠের গাছের ছত্রাকজনিত রোগ যা বাকলের স্থানীয় ক্ষতি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

புற்று

மரத்தாலான தாவரங்களின் பூஞ்சை நோய், இது பட்டைக்கு உள்ளூர் சேதத்தை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పుండు

బెరడుకు స్థానికీకరించిన నష్టాన్ని కలిగించే చెక్క మొక్కల శిలీంధ్ర వ్యాధి

🇮🇳Marathi

नासू

वृक्षाच्छादित वनस्पतींचा एक बुरशीजन्य रोग ज्यामुळे झाडाची साल स्थानिक नुकसान होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાક

વુડી છોડનો ફંગલ રોગ જે છાલને સ્થાનિક નુકસાન પહોંચાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾಂಕರ್

ವುಡಿ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳ ಶಿಲೀಂಧ್ರ ರೋಗವು ತೊಗಟೆಗೆ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಹಾನಿಯನ್ನುಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാൻസർ

പുറംതൊലിക്ക് പ്രാദേശികമായി കേടുപാടുകൾ വരുത്തുന്ന മരംകൊണ്ടുള്ള സസ്യങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു ഫംഗസ് രോഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਂਕਰ

ਲੱਕੜ ਦੇ ਪੌਦਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਫੰਗਲ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜੋ ਸੱਕ ਨੂੰ ਸਥਾਨਕ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناسور

لکڑی کے پودوں کی کوکیی بیماری جو چھال کو مقامی طور پر نقصان پہنچاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

溃疡

木本植物的一种真菌病，会对树皮造成局部损害

🇯🇵Japanese

潰瘍

樹皮に局所的な損傷を引き起こす木本植物の真菌性疾患

🇰🇷Korean

구강 궤양

나무껍질에 국부적인 손상을 일으키는 목본 식물의 곰팡이 질병

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tai ương

một bệnh nấm ở cây gỗ gây tổn thương cục bộ trên vỏ cây

🇹🇭Thai

เปื่อย

โรคเชื้อราของพืชยืนต้นที่ทำให้เกิดความเสียหายต่อเปลือกไม้เฉพาะที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

karat

penyakit jamur pada tanaman berkayu yang menyebabkan kerusakan lokal pada kulit kayu

🇲🇾Malay

sariawan

penyakit kulat tumbuhan berkayu yang menyebabkan kerosakan setempat pada kulit kayu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

آفة

مرض فطري يصيب النباتات الخشبية ويسبب أضرارًا موضعية في اللحاء

🇮🇷Persian

شانکر

یک بیماری قارچی در گیاهان چوبی که باعث آسیب موضعی به پوست می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

pamukçuk

odunsu bitkilerin kabuğunda lokal hasara neden olan mantar hastalığı

🇮🇱Hebrew

כִּיב

מחלה פטרייתית של צמחים עציים הגורמת לנזק מקומי לקליפה

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