/sloh/ , n.
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.
[ bef. 900; ME slo, OE sla ( h ); c. G Schlehe, D slee ]