ASPEN

Aspen

Aspen is a common name for certain tree species; some, but not all, are classified by botanists in the section Populus, of the poplar genus.

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aspen

Noun

  1. A kind of poplar tree (genus Populus; section Populus).
    Above a certain elevation, the aspens gave way to scrubby, gnarled pines.
  2. The wood of such a tree.
    She claimed that aspen was the only "proper" material from which make a wicker basket.


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