aspen
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See also: Aspen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæspən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
From Middle English aspen, corresponding to asp + -en.
Adjective
aspen (comparative more aspen, superlative most aspen)
- Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree.
- (obsolete) Tremulous, trembling.
- a. 1631 (date written), J[ohn] Donne, “The Apparition”, in Poems, […] with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Iohn Marriot, […], published 1633, →OCLC:
- And then poore Aspen wretch, neglected thou / Bath'd in a cold quicksilver sweat wilt lye / A veryer ghost than I […].
- (obsolete) Of a woman's tongue: wagging, gossiping.
Etymology 2
From Middle English aspen, from Old English æspen, Old English æspan (combining form), from Old English æspe (“aspen”). More at asp.
Noun
aspen (plural aspens)
- A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.
- Above a certain elevation, the aspens gave way to scrubby, gnarled pines.
- c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene iv:
- ſtaggering like a quiuering Aſpen leafe,
Fearing the force of Boreas boiſtrous blaſts.
- 1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:
- Instead there were the white of aspens, streaks of branch and slender trunk glistening from the green of leaves […] .
- (uncountable) The wood of such a tree; usually pale, lightweight and soft.
- She claimed that aspen was the only "proper" material from which make a wicker basket.
Derived terms
- American aspen (Populus tremuloides)
- aspenlike
- aspen leaf blotch miner moth
- bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)
- Canadian aspen (Populus grandidentata)
- Chinese aspen (Populus adenopoda)
- Eurasian aspen, European aspen (Populus tremula)
- Japanese aspen (Populus sieboldii)
- Korean aspen (Populus davidiana)
- large-toothed aspen (Populus grandidentata)
- quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)
- trembling aspen (Populus tremula, Populus tremuloides)
- white aspen (Populus alba)
Translations
tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
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References
- “aspen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
aspen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
aspen on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
aspen on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Alternative forms
Etymology
From aspe (from Old English æspe) + -en.
Adjective
aspen
- Made of or pertaining to asp trees.
Descendants
- English: aspen
References
- “aspe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 May 2018.
Alternative forms
Noun
aspen m or f
Verb
aspen
- inflection of aspar:
Noun
aspen
Anagrams
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