sleedoorn
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See also: sleedôorn
Dutch
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Prunus_spinosa_001.jpg/220px-Prunus_spinosa_001.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle Dutch sleedorn. By surface analysis, slee + doorn. Compare German Schlehdorn, West Flemish sleedôorn.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sleedoorn m (plural sleedoornen or sleedoorns, diminutive sleedoorntje n)
- blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
- Synonym: slee
- sloe (fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa)