Aspen

As·pen  (spn)

A city of west-central Colorado in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains. Founded c. 1879 by silver prospectors, it is now a fashionable ski resort. Population: 5,730.

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as·pen  (spn)

n.

Any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves attached by flattened leafstalks so that they flutter readily in the wind.

adj.

1. Of or relating to one of these trees.

2. Shivering or trembling like the leaves of one of these trees.

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[Middle English aspe, from Old English æspe.]

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aspen

Noun

a poplar tree whose leaves quiver in the wind [Old English æspe]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

aspen - any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind poplar tree, poplar - any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins European quaking aspen, Populus tremula, quaking aspen - Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa American aspen, American quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides - slender aspen native to North America big-toothed aspen, bigtooth aspen, bigtoothed aspen, Canadian aspen, large tooth aspen, large-toothed aspen, Populus grandidentata - aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America