piceous vs sloe

piceous

adj
  • Resembling pitch in colour; a very dark brown. 

sloe

noun
  • The small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). 

  • The tree Prunus spinosa. 

  • Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit. 

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