wood canker

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• 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 — /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 — [[t]kæ̱ŋkə(r)[/t]] cankers 1) N COUNT A canker is something evil that spreads and affects things or people. [FORMAL] As in Europe, the canker of anti Semitism is growing again in America. Syn: cancer 2) N VAR Canker is a disease which affects the …   English dictionary

• canker brake — noun North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance shaped fronds • Syn: ↑Christmas fern, ↑dagger fern, ↑evergreen wood fern, ↑Polystichum acrostichoides • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• evergreen wood fern — noun 1. North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance shaped fronds • Syn: ↑Christmas fern, ↑canker brake, ↑dagger fern, ↑Polystichum acrostichoides • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction       an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions.       All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …   Universalium

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• fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… …   Universalium

• Pignut Hickory — Taxobox name = Pignut Hickory image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Juglandaceae genus = Carya species = C. glabra binomial = Carya glabra Pignut hickory (… …   Wikipedia

• Chestnut blight — fungus Cankers caused by the fungal infection cause the bark to split. Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Phylum …   Wikipedia

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