sloe

/sloʊ/

/sləʊ/

Other forms: sloes

Definitions of sloe

1. noun

   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
2. noun

   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
3. noun

   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