sloe
The small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthornThe small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
» My father used to make sloe wine.
Meaning
3 sensesThe small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush
The tree Prunus spinosa.
Schlehe
тёрнtjorn, терно́вая я́годаternóvaja jágoda
теренteren, тернова ягодаternova jahoda
Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.
Examples
1 sentencesMy father used to make sloe wine.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English slo, sla, sloo, from Old English slā, slāh, from Proto-West Germanic *From Middle English slo, sla, sloo, from Old English slā, slāh, from Proto-West Germanic *slaihā, from Proto-Germanic *slaihǭ, *slaihwō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”). Doublet of Sliwa.
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Forms
plural: sloesSynonyms
5 synonyms- a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits:blackthornPrunus spinosa
- wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh:Allegheny plumAlleghany plumPrunus alleghaniensis