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a sunken, necrotic lesion of woody root, stem or branch arising from the disintegration of tissues outside the xylem cylinder, but sometimes limited in extent by host reactions which can result in more or less massive overgrowth of surrounding tissues (Holliday, 1989).
Ãâó: www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/webpubl/fungloss.htm
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An imprecise term usually used for a plant disease characterized (in woody plants) by the death of cambium tissue and resulting loss and/or malformation of bark, or (in non-woody plants) by the formation of sharply delineated, dry, necrotic, localized lesions on the stem. The term "canker" may also be used to refer to the lesion itself, particularly in woody plants. (16)
Ãâó: ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_C.htm
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| canker sore |
A small ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth that is often painful and very sensitive. Also known as an aphthous ulcer. Canker sores are one of the most common problems that occur in the mouth. About 20% of the population has canker sores at any given time. Canker sores typically last for 10-14 days and they heal without leaving a scar. The word "canker" comes from the Latin "cancer" for crab. (In Latin "cancer" was once pronounced kanker from which came canker). ...
Ãâó: www.antiquusmorbus.com/English/EnglishC.htm
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| canker |
plant disease producing sharply delimited necrosis of cortical tissue.
Ãâó: www.mycolog.com/GLOSSARY.htm
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| canker |
necrotic, localised diseased area.
Ãâó: www.hortnet.co.nz/publications/hortfacts/hf205021/...
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