Meaning

Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree..

Definitions by Sense

1. Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree.
2. (obsolete) Tremulous, trembling.
3. (obsolete) Of a woman's tongue: wagging, gossiping.
4. A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.
5. (uncountable) The wood of such a tree; usually pale, lightweight and soft.

Example Sentences

And then poore Aspen wretch, neglected thou / Bath'd in a cold quicksilver sweat wilt lye / A veryer ghost than I […].

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[…].

The beloved aspen forests that shimmer across mountainsides of the American West could be doomed if emissions of greenhouse gases continue at a high level, scientists warned on Monday. […] The new paper analyzed the drought and heat that killed millions of aspens in Colorado and nearby states a decade ago.

She claimed that aspen was the only "proper" material from which to make a wicker basket.

Word Forms

• more aspen
• most aspen
• aspens

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When Should You Use Aspen?

Use aspen when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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