Scrabble?! CANKER

Definitions of CANKER in various dictionaries:

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

verb - become infected with a canker

verb - infect with a canker

Ulceration of the mouth and lips.

An inflammation or infection of the ear and auditory canal, especially in dogs and cats.

A condition in horses similar to but more advanced than thrush.

A localized diseased or necrotic area on a plant part, especially on a trunk, branch, or twig of a woody plant, usually caused by fungi or bacteria.

Any of several diseases of plants characterized by the presence of such lesions.

A source of spreading corruption or decay.

To attack or infect with canker.

To infect with corruption or decay.

verb - to affect with ulcerous sores