quaking aspen
English
Noun
quaking aspen (plural quaking aspens)
- Populus tremuloides, the American aspen, so called from its leaves whose flattened petioles cause them to tremble in the breeze.
Synonyms
- (Populus tremuloides): trembling aspen, American aspen, quaky tree, quaky aspen, mountain aspen, golden aspen, trembling poplar, white poplar
Hypernyms
- (Populus tremuloides): popple
References
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quaking aspen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Populus tremuloides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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Populus tremuloides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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