aspen
aspen — noun
1. a slim, tall tree belonging to the poplar group, whose round leaves hang on long
a slim, tall tree belonging to the poplar group, whose round leaves hang on long flat stalks and tremble noticeably in the slightest breeze.
A row of slender aspens with pale white bark shimmered along the path to Nia's cabin.
plural countable: aspens + pale white bark feature
The aspen by Grandpa Lin's porch turned bright gold every October.
the + aspen with seasonal description
The round aspen leaves trembled on their long flat stalks at the lightest touch of wind.
Even a soft breeze made the leaves of the aspen shake against the blue sky.
Hikers rested in a high alpine aspen grove glowing yellow and gold in late autumn.
- poplar
broader category; aspen is one type of poplar
- quaking aspen
specific North American species (Populus tremuloides), highlights the trembling leaves
- trembling poplar
descriptive name emphasising the leaf motion; less common in everyday speech
文法句型
the aspen + verb
an aspen + noun (e.g., grove, leaf)
用法筆記
Often used as a modifier in compounds (aspen grove, aspen leaf, aspen bark) rather than after a determiner alone. Plural 'aspens' refers to multiple individual trees; the bare noun 'aspen' is also used uncountably for the wood.