Synonyms:
Allegheny_plum, Alleghany_plum, sloe, Prunus_alleghaniensis
Meaning: wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
Usage examples
Some of these are harmless, others are to a certain degree poisonous; as, for example, are the leaves of all the varieties of the plum and cherry tribe, to which the sloe belongs.
The leaves of the sloe, white thorn, ash, elder, and some others, have been employed for this purpose; such as the leaves of the speedwell, wild germander, black currants, syringa, purple-spiked willow-herb, sweet-brier, and cherry-tree.