/ ˈæspən; NAmE / noun
a type of poplar tree, with leaves that move even when there is very little wind
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from dialect asp (in the same sense) + -en , forming an adjective and later used as a noun (late 16th cent.).
/ ˈæspən; NAmE / noun
a type of poplar tree, with leaves that move even when there is very little wind
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from dialect asp (in the same sense) + -en , forming an adjective and later used as a noun (late 16th cent.).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005