aspen
[ as-puhn ]
/ ˈæs pən /
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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.
adjective
of or relating to the aspen.
trembling or quivering, like the leaves of the aspen.
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Aspen
[ as-puhn ]
/ ˈæs pən /
noun
a town in central Colorado: ski resort.
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aspen
/ (ˈæspən) /
noun
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 windArchaic name: asp
adjective
archaic, mainly literary trembling
Word Origin for aspen
Old English æspe; see asp ²
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