Aspen

Word ASPEN
Character 5
Hyphenation asp en
Pronunciations /ˈæspən/

Definitions and meanings of "Aspen"

What do we mean by aspen?

Any of various trees of the genus Populus having leaves that flutter readily in the wind because of their flattened leafstalks. noun

Of or pertaining to the tree named asp.

Tremulous, like an aspen-leaf; quivering.

Same as asp. noun

One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air. noun

Of or pertaining to the aspen, or resembling it; made of aspen wood. adjective

A kind of poplar tree (genus Populus; section Populus). noun

The wood of such a tree. noun

Any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind noun

Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree.

Tremulous, trembling.

Of a woman's tongue: wagging, gossiping.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Aspen

The word "aspen" in example sentences

July 5th, 2006 at 7: 06 pm james risser says: hmmm, james woolsey, former cia, is in aspen colorado today … .. i am sure it has no connection. ❋ Unknown (2006)

July 7th, 2006 at 11: 45 am james risser says: hmmm, the most dangerous thing in aspen used to be getting onto the ski-lift … ❋ Unknown (2006)

i was … ehh … in aspen, yeah, thats where i was. sincerely, karl ❋ Unknown (2006)

July 12th, 2006 at 8: 03 pm james risser says: here is another think fast for youoops …. the guy wasn’t even in aspen! oh well, i am sure it is just a coincidence … no bush black shirts involved … nothing to see here. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The small American aspen, which is quite common, has a smooth, pale-green bark, which gets whitish and rough as the tree grows old. ❋ Ella Rodman Church (N/A)

Apps is sometimes for asp, the tree now called by the adjectival name aspen (cf. linden). ❋ Ernest Weekley (1909)

Woodmen always call the aspen the 'asp,' dropping the termination. ❋ Richard Jefferies (1867)

The tradition to which I have been always accustomed is, that the aspen was the tree of which the cross was formed, and that its tremulous and quivering motion proceeded from its consciousness of the awful use to which it had once been put. ❋ Various (1852)

Pleased with the dancing of the leaves, which fluttered above her head, and fanned her warm cheek with their incessant motion, she thought, like her cousin Louise, that the aspen was the merriest tree in the forest, for it was always dancing, dancing, dancing. ❋ Catharine Parr Strickland Traill (1850)

Although the aspen is the most widely distributed tree species in North America, the die-off struck mostly in the Southwest, where the drought beginning in 2002 was most severe. ❋ By KIRK JOHNSON (2010)

Among other things, the company began requiring that spindles be inserted into crib rails at a minimum depth of half an inch, and it required that wood such as aspen and mahogany be used instead of tropical hardwood that's cheaper but not necessarily as reliable. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Seedlings are sold in lots of 30 or 50, and include native mountain species such as aspen, ❋ Staff Writer (2010)

No replanting would occur in riparian areas or aspen stands, allowing species such as aspen, alder and willow to regenerate, Heck said. ❋ Staff Writer (2010)

Such thinnings create diversity in the age of trees in stands and also reintroduce species lost in even-age pine forests, such as aspen, which are important fire breaks. ❋ Jeff Thomas (2010)

"Firefighters are allowing the fire to reach natural containment points, such as aspen and sagebrush meadows, which are not burning much despite the winds." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Plants in those areas - such as aspen - will then get a chance to grow big enough so that elk cannot kill them. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cross Reference for Aspen

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