slovo | definícia |
Prunus spinosa (gcide) | Sloe \Sloe\ (sl[=o]), n. [OE. slo, AS. sl[=a]; akin to D. slee,
G. schlehe, OHG. sl[=e]ha, Dan. slaaen, Sw. sl[*a]n, perhaps
originally, that which blunts the teeth, or sets them on edge
(cf. Slow); cf. Lith. slywa a plum, Russ. sliva.] (Bot.)
A small, bitter, wild European plum, the fruit of the
blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); also, the tree itself.
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Prunus spinosa (gcide) | Blackthorn \Black"thorn`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A spreading thorny shrub or small tree ({Prunus
spinosa}), with blackish bark, and bearing little
black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe.
(b) A species of Crat[ae]gus or hawthorn ({Crat[ae]gus
tomentosa}). Both are used for hedges.
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prunus spinosa (wn) | Prunus spinosa
n 1: a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits [syn:
blackthorn, sloe, Prunus spinosa] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Prunus spinosa (gcide) | Sloe \Sloe\ (sl[=o]), n. [OE. slo, AS. sl[=a]; akin to D. slee,
G. schlehe, OHG. sl[=e]ha, Dan. slaaen, Sw. sl[*a]n, perhaps
originally, that which blunts the teeth, or sets them on edge
(cf. Slow); cf. Lith. slywa a plum, Russ. sliva.] (Bot.)
A small, bitter, wild European plum, the fruit of the
blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); also, the tree itself.
[1913 Webster]Blackthorn \Black"thorn`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A spreading thorny shrub or small tree ({Prunus
spinosa}), with blackish bark, and bearing little
black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe.
(b) A species of Crat[ae]gus or hawthorn ({Crat[ae]gus
tomentosa}). Both are used for hedges.
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