/ˈæspən/
OriginFrom Middle English aspen, corresponding to asp + -en.
- Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree.
- obsoleteTremulous, trembling.
“And then poore Aspen wretch, neglected thou / Bath'd in a cold quicksilver sweat wilt lye / A veryer ghost than I […].”
- obsoleteOf a woman's tongue: wagging, gossiping.
- 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.”
“ſtaggering like a quiuering Aſpen leafe,
Fearing the force of Boreas boiſtrous blaſts.”
“Instead there were the white of aspens, streaks of branch and slender trunk glistening from the green of leaves[…].”
- uncountableThe wood of such a tree; usually pale, lightweight and soft.
“She claimed that aspen was the only "proper" material from which to make a wicker basket.”
- A ski-resort town, the county seat of Pitkin County, Colorado.
- A small community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
- A female given name from English of modern usage, denominated for the aspen tree.
- A surname.
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