aspen
aspen — noun
- aspensingular
- aspensplural
1. a poplar tree whose thin, flat leaf stems make the leaves move and tremble in a
a poplar tree whose thin, flat leaf stems make the leaves move and tremble in a light breeze.
Sirin rested in the shade of a tall aspen beside the lake.
countable: 'an aspen' for one tree
Aspens lined the school road and rattled softly in the wind.
plural 'aspens' for several trees
A beaver had chewed the bark from several young aspens upstream.
The camp path curved through an aspen grove behind the cabins.
On an October hike, Esteban photographed a golden aspen on the hillside.
- poplar
a broader tree group that includes aspens as one kind
- quaking aspen
a more exact name, especially for the common North American species
- trembling aspen
a descriptive name that emphasizes the leaves' constant movement
文法句型
an aspen
a grove of aspens
用法筆記
Often used for the tree itself. Writers commonly add words such as 'grove', 'leaves', or 'quaking' when they want to focus on a group of trees, the foliage, or the best-known North American species.