Cankerroot

/ˈkæŋkərˌrut/ noun

A plant root affected by canker disease, or a folk name for a plant species susceptible to root canker.

Compound of 'canker' and 'root', describing roots that are diseased. Part of the systematic English folk naming of plants affected by canker.

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