European canker

noun

1

: a disease of the apple, pear, and other fruit and shade trees caused by a fungus (Nectria galligena) producing cankers on the trunks and branches characterized by concentric rings of callus

2

: a disease of poplars caused by a fungus (Dothichiza populea)

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