aspen
/ˈæspən/noun
1- a poplar tree with small rounded long-stalked leaves that tremble in the breeze颤杨。
1.1
- Genus Populus, family Salicaceae: several species, in particular the European P. tremula and the North American quaking aspen (P. tremuloides).杨属, 杨柳科:数种, 尤指欧洲山杨和北美颤杨(拉丁名P.tremuloides)。
词源
late Middle English: from dialect asp (in the same sense) +-EN2, forming an adjective later used as a noun (late 16th cent.).