NOUN | plant | sloe, Allegheny plum, Alleghany plum, Prunus alleghaniensis | wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh |
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plant | sloe, blackthorn, Prunus spinosa | a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits | |
food | sloe | small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush |
Sounds | slow' | |
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Rhymes | afterglow ... yellow: 77 rhymes with low... |
Meaning | wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh. | |
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Synonyms | Allegheny plum, Alleghany plum, Prunus alleghaniensis | |
Parts | sloe | small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush |
Broader | wild plum, wild plum tree | An uncultivated plum tree or shrub |
Meaning | A thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits. | |
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Synonyms | blackthorn, Prunus spinosa | |
Member of | Prunus, genus Prunus | A genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Spanish | endrina, endrino, prunus spinosa | |
Catalan | prunus spinosa, Prunus spinosa |
Meaning | small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush. | |
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Part of | Allegheny plum, Alleghany plum, sloe, Prunus alleghaniensis | wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh |
Broader | plum | Any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit |
Substance of | sloe gin | gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn) |
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