quaking aspen
quaking aspen · quaking aspens
An American aspen, the leaves of which have flattened petioles that cause them to…An American aspen (Populus tremuloides), the leaves of which have flattened petioles that cause them to tremble in the breeze.
Meaning
2 sensesAn American aspen (Populus tremuloides), the leaves of which have flattened petioles that cause them to tremble in the breeze.
A Eurasian aspen (Populus tremula)
More definitions
- Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa
Forms
plural: quaking aspens| Singular | quaking aspen |
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Synonyms
12 synonymsAmerican aspenquakytrembling poplarwhite poplarquiverleaftrembling aspenquaky treequaky aspenmountain aspengolden aspen
Close in meaning
- Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa:European quaking aspenPopulus tremula