Associations to the word «Cankerworm»

Wiktionary

CANKERWORM, noun. Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
CANKERWORM, noun. (figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.

Dictionary definition

CANKERWORM, noun. Green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras