sloe
1. [ noun ] (botany) wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
Synonyms: Alleghany_plum Prunus_alleghaniensis Allegheny_plum
Related terms: wild_plum
2. [ noun ] (botany) a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
Synonyms: Prunus_spinosa blackthorn
Related terms: shrub Prunus
3. [ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush
Related terms: plum Allegheny_plum sloe_gin
Similar spelling:   sle
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