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• aspen
  aspen

  noun

  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.
• Aspen
  Aspen

  noun

  a town in central Colorado: ski resort.

aspen

¹ 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 ² American  

[as-puhn] / ˈæs pən /

noun

1. a town in central Colorado: ski resort.

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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

ASPEN, Colo. — Freestyle skier Alex Hall’s happy place this winter has been sliding down hand rails outside of offices and schools all over Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and other midwestern spots.

From Washington Times • Jan. 28, 2023

ASPEN, Colo. — Britain’s storied MI6 foreign intelligence service has retooled its operations with a major focus on the threat posed by China, the agency’s director said in rare public remarks Thursday.

From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2022

ASPEN, Colo. — A movement to name an eastern Colorado mountain peak after the late John Denver has hit a snag.

From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2011

ASPEN, Colo. — In his first halfpipe competition since winning Olympic gold, Shaun White reasserted his snowboarding dominance with a fourth straight Winter X Games gold in the event.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2011

ASPEN, Colo. — Snowboarder Scotty Lago still plans on performing some jaw-dropping tricks even if his mouth is sealed shut.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2011