sloe
sloe definition
sloe (slō)
noun
- blackthorn (sense )
- the small, blue-black, plumlike fruit of the blackthorn
- any of various wild plums
Etymology: ME slo < OE sla, akin to Ger schlehe, Russ & OSlav sliva, plum: see livid
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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