aspen

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæspən/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English aspen, corresponding to asp +‎ -en. ==== Adjective ==== aspen (comparative more aspen, superlative most aspen) Pertaining to the aspen tree. (obsolete) Tremulous, trembling. (obsolete) Resembling an asp in some way (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. (uncountable) The wood of such a tree; usually pale, lightweight and soft. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === References === “aspen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. aspen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia aspen on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:aspen on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === NAPEs, Panes, Snape, Spean, napes, neaps, panes, peans, snape, sneap, spane, spean == Middle English == === Alternative forms === aspyn, espyn === 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. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === aspa === Noun === aspen m or f definite masculine singular of asp == Spanish == === Verb === aspen inflection of aspar: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative == Swedish == === Noun === aspen definite singular of asp === Anagrams === espan, senap