Canker

Morpheme

Canker

Type

free base

Denotation

ulcer, tumor, crab

Etymology

Middle English canker, cancre; Old English cancer

Evidence

canker, cankered, cankering, cankerlike, cankerous, cankers, cankerwort, cankery

Notes

<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

See Also

Canc(e)r