1. Noun
A spreading thorny shrub or small tree (Prunus spinosa), with blackish bark, and bearing little black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe.
2. Noun
A species of Crataegus or hawthorn (C. tomentosa). Both are used for hedges.
3. Noun
erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
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4. Noun
a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
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