A small, bitter, wild European plum, the fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); also, the tree itself.

Sloe is a fruit of the blackthorn, a relative of the plum that grows wild in Europe. Its tiny spherical fruit are very astringent and never sweet. Sloes make excellent jams and jellies and are infused with gin to make sloe gin.

wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh

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