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Definitions for Sloe

[1] the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
[2] the shrub itself.
[3] any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, P. alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.
[4] the small sour blue-black fruit of the blackthorn
[5] another name for blackthorn

Words related to Sloe

jet, slate, onyx, coal, sable, pitch, brunet, ebony, clouded, charcoal, obsidian, raven, jetty, dingy, dusky, livid, murky, shadowy, somber, sooty

Words nearby Sloe

slob ice, slobber, slobbery, slobby, slocum, sloe, sloe gin, sloe-eyed, slog, slogan, sloganeer

Origin of Sloe

before 900; Middle English slo, Old English slā(h ); cognate with German Schlehe, Dutch slee

Word origin for Sloe

Old English slāh; related to Old High German slēha, Middle Dutch sleuuwe

Synonyms for Sloe

brunet, charcoal, clouded, coal, ebony, jet, obsidian, onyx, pitch, raven, sable, slate, atramentous, dingy, dusky, ebon, inklike, livid, melanoid, murky, piceous, pitch-dark, shadowy, somber, sombre, sooty, starless, stygian, swart, swarthy