[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- Originally: a small kind of plum, either fresh or dried. Later: specifically the sloe, the bitter fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), which may be dried or used to make a liqueur.


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From Anglo-Norman prunele, Middle French prunele, prunelle (French prunelle) sloe and its probable etymon post-classical Latin prunella small plum or sloe, sloe from pruna + -ella