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sloe

DEFINITIONS OF: sloe

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n a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits

Synonyms:
Prunus spinosa, blackthorn
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

n wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh

Synonyms:
Alleghany plum, Allegheny plum, Prunus alleghaniensis
Type of:
wild plum, wild plum tree
an uncultivated plum tree or shrub

n small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush

Type of:
plum
any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit
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