blackthorn

(-t̸hôrn′)

noun

  1. a thorny, white-flowered prunus shrub (Prunus spinosa) with purple or black, plumlike fruit; sloe
  2. a cane or stick made of the stem of this shrub

See blackthorn in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A thorny deciduous Eurasian shrub (Prunus spinosa) having white flowers and small, bluish-black, plumlike fruits used chiefly for flavoring alcoholic beverages such as sloe gin. Also called sloe.

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