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English noun: sloe

1. sloe (plant) wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh


SynonymsAlleghany plum, Allegheny plum, Prunus alleghaniensis


Broader (hypernym)wild plum, wild plum tree


Part holonymsloe

2. sloe (plant) a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits


Synonymsblackthorn, Prunus spinosa


Broader (hypernym)bush, shrub


Member meronymgenus Prunus, Prunus

3. sloe (food) small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush


Broader (hypernym)plum


Part meronymAlleghany plum, Allegheny plum, Prunus alleghaniensis, sloe


Substance meronymsloe gin









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