Aspen

¹ American  

[as-puhn] / ˈæs pən /

noun

1. a town in central Colorado: ski resort.

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aspen ² American  

[as-puhn] / ˈæs pən /

noun

1. any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides quaking aspen or P. alba white aspen, of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the aspen.

2. trembling or quivering, like the leaves of the aspen.

aspen British  

/ ˈæspən /

noun

1. Archaic name: asp.  any of several trees of the salicaceous genus Populus, such as P. tremula of Europe, in which the leaves are attached to the stem by long flattened stalks so that they quiver in the wind

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adjective

1. archaic trembling

Etymology

Origin of aspen

1350–1400; Middle English aspen (adj.), Old English æspen; cognate with Old Frisian espen (adj.), espenbeam, Middle Dutch espenboom, Old High German espîn (adj.). See asp ², -en ²

Example Sentences

In Yosemite, their return has been credited with the recovery of willows, aspens and cottonwoods, as well as an increase in beavers, songbirds and fish species.

From Los Angeles Times

The sun was bright, the temperatures hovered in the upper-60s, and leaves of maple, oak, aspen and ginkgo trees colored the city with splashes of yellow, orange and red.

From Los Angeles Times

It has been trying to restore the woodlands by introducing downy birch, sessile oak, hazel, willow, aspen and alder as well as endangered tree species such as Arran whitebeam.

From BBC

Yes, stands of aspen and willows are thriving again — in some places.

From New York Times

In many areas, deciduous shrubs and trees, like willow and aspen, are moving in after a fire.

From Science Daily