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"Wild plum"2 answers
sloe4 lettersislay5 letters
Filled answer is this word (SLOE).
Definitions
small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush
Word origin
From Middle English slo, sla, sloo, from Old English slā, slāh, from Proto-West Germanic *slaihā, from Proto-Germanic *slaihǭ, *slaihwō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”). Doublet of Sliwa.
Used in a sentence
“There is also a dryness in the mouth from the increased action of the absorbent vessels, when a sloe or a crab-apple are masticated...”
“The dew-drops fell like water, leaf after leaf dropped from the trees, the sloe-thorn alone still bore fruit, but the sloes were sour, and set the teeth on edge. Oh, how dark and weary the whole world appeared!”
“Katúsha, with her eyes black as sloes, her face radiant with joy, was flying towards him, and they caught hold of each other's hands.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Tart wild drupe”4 letters
02“Wild plum”4 letters
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