Sloe

n.

1.

(Bot.) A small, bitter, wild European plum, the fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); also, the tree itself.

Noun	1.	sloe - wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh Synonyms: Alleghany plum, Allegheny plum, Prunus alleghaniensis
	2.	sloe - a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits Synonyms: blackthorn, Prunus spinosa
	3.	sloe - small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush

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