CANKER-WORM, noun A worm, destructive to trees or plants. In America, this name is given to a worm that, in some years, destroys the leaves and fruit of apple trees. This animal springs from an egg deposited by a miller, that issues from the ground.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.