sloe
1. wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh (Freq. 2) • Syn: Allegheny plum, Alleghany plum, Prunus alleghaniensis • Hypernyms: wild plum, wild plum tree 2. a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits • Syn: blackthorn, Prunus spinosa • Hypernyms: shrub, bush • Member Holonyms: Prunus, genus Prunus 3. small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush • Hypernyms: plum • Substance Holonyms: sloe gin • Part Holonyms: Allegheny plum, Alleghany plum, Prunus alleghaniensis
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