Cankerweed

/ˈkæŋkərˌwid/ noun

A plant that grows among crops and is associated with canker disease, or a folk name for a specific weed species.

Compound of 'canker' and 'weed', descriptively naming a plant, likely because it harbors canker organisms or is itself diseased.

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