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sloe

Pronunciation: /ˈsləʊ/

The English word “sloe” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
  2. The tree Prunus spinosa.
  3. Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.

Etymology

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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