canker

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for canker

canker 🔊 /kæˈŋkɚ/

canker : ඉහඳ පණුවා

canker : ආස්‍රව හටගන්නවා

canker : ආස්‍රව

canker : වෘක්ෂරෝගය

canker : පිළිකා හැදෙනවා

canker : ආස්‍රවය

canker : ආසව

canker : පණුකැවිල්ල

canker : විනාශ හේතුව

canker : විද්‍රධි

canker : පිළිකාව

canker definition

Noun.

  1. A corroding or sloughing ulcer; Especially. a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth; -- called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma.
  2. Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy.
  3. A disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off.
  4. An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths; -- usually resulting from neglected thrush.
  5. A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose.

Transitive verb.

  1. To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
  2. To infect or pollute; to corrupt.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.
  2. To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous.