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- 1. a thorny Eurasian shrub which bears white flowers before the leaves appear, followed by astringent blue-black fruits (sloes).
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Prunus spinosa, called blackthorn or sloe, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae. The species is native to Europe, western Asia, and regionally in northwest Africa. It is locally naturalized in New Zealand, Tasmania, and the Pacific Northwest and New England regions of the United States. The fruits are used to make sloe gin in Britain and patxaran in Basque Country. The wood ... Wikipedia