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canker

nounverb /kæŋkər/ 2 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 14
Definitions
noun

a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of

“according to him, I was the canker in their midst”

noun

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

noun

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

verb

become infected with a canker

verb

infect with a canker

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