What is a small, bitter, wild European plum, the fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); also, the tree itself called?
sloe — A small, bitter, wild European plum, the fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); also, the tree itself. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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