Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sloe

3 senses of sloe

Sense 1
Allegheny plum, Alleghany plum, sloe, Prunus alleghaniensis -- (wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh)
       => wild plum, wild plum tree -- (an uncultivated plum tree or shrub)

Sense 2
blackthorn, sloe, Prunus spinosa -- (a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 3
sloe -- (small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush)
       => plum -- (any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit)