English noun: sloe | |||
1. | sloe (plant) wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh | ||
Synonyms | Alleghany plum, Allegheny plum, Prunus alleghaniensis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wild plum, wild plum tree | ||
Part holonym | sloe | ||
2. | sloe (plant) a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits | ||
Synonyms | blackthorn, Prunus spinosa | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
Member meronym | genus Prunus, Prunus | ||
3. | sloe (food) small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plum | ||
Part meronym | Alleghany plum, Allegheny plum, Prunus alleghaniensis, sloe | ||
Substance meronym | sloe gin | ||