aspen
1 Americannoun
adjective
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of or relating to the aspen.
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trembling or quivering, like the leaves of the aspen.
noun
noun
adjective
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
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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 • Apr. 28, 2025
In many areas, deciduous shrubs and trees, like willow and aspen, are moving in after a fire.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024
Seattle-based artist and journalist Jeff Rice recorded the sounds for this multimedia installation in Pando, a gigantic grove of interconnected quaking aspen trees in Utah — and one of the world’s largest single organisms.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2024
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park is 2,000 acres of dense pine, fir, aspen and cedar forest along the quiet western shores of Lake Tahoe.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022
A breeze whisked through orchard branches, rippled aspen leaves, stirred across the lawn, and slightly tickled the swimming pool water.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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