sloebush
nounUK /ˈsləʊbʊʃ/
US /ˈsloʊbʊʃ/
A sloebush is a small tree or bush that grows sour blue berries.
We picked ripe berries from the sloebush at the edge of the field.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The dark blue, sour fruit of the blackthorn bush.
She made jam from the sloebush berries she gathered in autumn.
3. A tangled patch of thorny shrubs along a country path.
The rabbit darted into the sloebush and disappeared.
4. A place that feels prickly or hard to get through, used in a playful way.
My hair was a sloebush after the windy walk.