aspen

Meanings

Adjective

• Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree.
• Tremulous, trembling.
• Of a woman's tongue: wagging, gossiping.

Noun

• The asp tree; a kind of poplar tree (genus Populus sect. Populus (section)). A medium-size tree with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.
• The wood of such a tree; usually pale, lightweight and soft.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• Chinese aspen - Populus adenopoda (species), bigtooth aspen - Populus grandidentata (species), Japanese aspen - Populus sieboldii (species), Eurasian aspen - Populus tremula, quaking aspen - Populus tremuloides

Origin

• From Middle English aspen, corresponding to asp + -en.
• From Middle English aspen, from Old English æspen, Old English æspan, from Old English æspe. More at asp.