Sloe
noun
1.
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
2.
the shrub itself.
3.
any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, P. alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.
noun
1.
the small sour blue-black fruit of the blackthorn
2.
another name for blackthorn
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