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aspen

adj · name · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈæspən/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 S P AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the aspen tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Tremulous, trembling.

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Usage: obsolete

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Resembling an asp in some way

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Usage: obsolete

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Resembling an asp in some way

wagging, gossiping.

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Usage: obsolete

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5

name

Meaning 5

A ski-resort town, the county seat of Pitkin County, Colorado.

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name

Meaning 6

A small community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.

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7

name

Meaning 7

A female given name from English of modern usage, denominated for the aspen tree.

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name

Meaning 8

A surname.

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Above a certain elevation, the aspens gave way to scrubby, gnarled pines.

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noun

Meaning 10

The wood of such a tree; usually pale, lightweight and soft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

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

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noun

Meaning 11

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: poplar, poplar tree

Narrower terms: quaking aspen, European quaking aspen, Populus tremula, American quaking aspen, American aspen, Populus tremuloides, Canadian aspen, bigtooth aspen, bigtoothed aspen, big-toothed aspen, large-toothed aspen, large tooth aspen, Populus grandidentata

History

Etymology

From Middle English aspen, corresponding to asp + -en.

Named for its aspen trees.

From Middle English aspen, from Old English æspen, Old English æspan (combining form), from Old English æspe (“aspen”). More at asp.

Across languages

Translations

99 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: абӷьықыџьқыџь (abğjəkədžkədž) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Afrikaans: trilpopulier — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Ahtna: cʼetʼaanʼ baatsʼi — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Western Apache: chʼił kʼę́ʼé — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Armenian: կաղամախի (kaġamaxi) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Old Armenian: ոփի (opʻi) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Azerbaijani: ağcaqovaq — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Bashkir: уҫаҡ (uśaq) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Bashkir: ауһаҡ (awhaq) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Bulgarian: трепетлика (trepetlika) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Catalan: trèmol — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Chechen: мах (max) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Cheyenne: vé'škee'e — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 山楊 /山杨 (shānyáng) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Chukchi: тыӄыԓ (tyqyḷ) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Chukchi: тъэԓы (tʺėḷy) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Czech: topol — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Czech: osika — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Danish: asp — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Danish: aspetræ — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Danish: esp — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Danish: espetræ — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Dutch: esp — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Dutch: ratelpopulier — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Erzya: пой (poj) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Esperanto: tremolo — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Estonian: haab — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Evenki: хула (hula) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Faroese: øsp — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Faroese: esp — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Finnish: haapa — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • French: tremble — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Galician: álamo tremo — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Georgian: ვერხვი (verxvi) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • German: Espe — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • German: Zitterpappel — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Hebrew: צַפְצָפָה (tzaftzafá) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Hungarian: nyár — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Hungarian: nyárfa — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Icelandic: ösp — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Icelandic: espi — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Icelandic: espitré — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Ingrian: haapa — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Irish: crann creathach — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Italian: pioppo — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Japanese: 山鳴らし (yama-narashi) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Kaitag: би́за (bíza) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Komi-Zyrian: пипу (pipu) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Korean: 사시나무 (sasinamu) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Latvian: apse — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Low German: fledder — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Macedonian: јасика (jasika) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Manx: çhengey ny mraane — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Manx: croan-craaee — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Eastern Mari: шопке (šopke) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Western Mari: шапки (šapki) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Mongolian: улиас (ulias) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Nanai: поло (polo) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Navajo: tʼiisbáí — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Nogai: актерек (akterek) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Norman: trembl'ye — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: osp — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: asp — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: osp — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Old English: æspe — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Old Norse: ǫsp — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Polish: osika — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Portuguese: choupo-tremedor — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Portuguese: faia-preta — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Romanian: plop tremurător — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Russian: оси́на (osína) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Scottish Gaelic: critheann — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Shor: апсақ (apsaq) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Slovak: topoľ — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Slovak: osika — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Slovak: topoľ osikový — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Slovene: trepetlika — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Southern Altai: аспак (aspak) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Spanish: álamo temblón — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Swedish: asp — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Tewa: nana — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Thai: แอสเพน (ɛ̂ɛs-peen) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Turkish: titrek kavak — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Turkish: dağ kavağı — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Udmurt: пипу (pipu) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Ukrainian: осика (osyka) — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Volapük: söip — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Votic: aapõ — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Welsh: aethnen — tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
  • Bulgarian: трепетлика (trepetlika) — wood of such a tree
  • Estonian: haavapuit — wood of such a tree
  • Faroese: øsp — wood of such a tree
  • Finnish: haapa — wood of such a tree
  • Finnish: haapapuu — wood of such a tree
  • German: Espenholz — wood of such a tree
  • Macedonian: јасика (jasika) — wood of such a tree
  • Old Norse: ǫsp — wood of such a tree
  • Scottish Gaelic: critheann — wood of such a tree
  • Thai: แอสเพน (ɛ̂ɛs-peen) — wood of such a tree
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