Aspen

Definitions

1. A ski-resort town, the county seat of Pitkin County, Colorado.
2. A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.
3. A small community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
4. The wood of such a tree; usually pale, lightweight and soft.
   uncountable
5. A female given name from English of modern usage, denominated for the aspen tree.
6. A surname.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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