aspen
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See also: Aspen
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English aspen, corresponding to asp + -en.
Adjective[edit]
aspen (comparative more aspen, superlative most aspen)
- Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree.
- (obsolete) Tremulous, trembling.
- a. 1631, John Donne, ‘The Apparition’, Poems (1633):
- And then poore Aspen wretch, neglected thou / Bath'd in a cold quicksilver sweat wilt lye / A veryer ghost than I […].
- a. 1631, John Donne, ‘The Apparition’, Poems (1633):
- (obsolete) Of a woman's tongue: wagging, gossiping.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English aspen, from Old English æspen, Old English æspan (combining form), from Old English æspe (“aspen”). More at asp.
Noun[edit]
aspen (plural aspens)
- The asp tree; a kind of poplar tree (genus Populus sect. Populus). A medium-size tree with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.
- Above a certain elevation, the aspens gave way to scrubby, gnarled pines.
- 1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage: A Novel, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, OCLC 6868219:
- 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.
Hyponyms[edit]
- (poplar tree): Chinese aspen - Populus adenopoda, bigtooth aspen - Populus grandidentata, Japanese aspen - Populus sieboldii, Eurasian aspen - Populus tremula, quaking aspen - Populus tremuloides
Translations[edit]
tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
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wood of such a tree
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From aspe (from Old English æspe) + -en.
Adjective[edit]
aspen
- Made of or pertaining to asp trees.
Descendants[edit]
- English: aspen
References[edit]
- “aspe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 May 2018.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
aspen m or f
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
aspen
- Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of aspar.
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of aspar.
- Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of aspar.
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
aspen
- definite singular of asp
Anagrams[edit]
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