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quaking aspen

quaking aspen noun: an American aspen (Populus tremuloides), the leaves of which have flattened petioles that cause them to tremble in the breeze.

Noun

quaking aspen (plural quaking aspens)

  1. An American aspen (Populus tremuloides), the leaves of which have flattened petioles that cause them to tremble in the breeze.
    Synonyms:
    trembling aspen, American aspen, quaky tree, quaky aspen, quaky, mountain aspen, golden aspen, trembling poplar, white poplar, quiverleaf
  2. A Eurasian aspen (Populus tremula)

Synonyms of quaking aspen

All synonyms of quaking aspen

Forms of quaking aspen

pluralquaking aspens

Questions about quaking aspen

What does quaking aspen mean?
Quaking aspen means an American aspen (Populus tremuloides), the leaves of which have flattened petioles that cause them to tremble in the breeze.
What part of speech is quaking aspen?
Quaking aspen is a noun.
What is the plural of quaking aspen?
The plural of quaking aspen is quaking aspens.

Words near quaking aspen in the dictionary

  1. quakiest
  2. quakily
  3. quakiness
  4. quaking
  5. quaking asp
  6. quaking aspen
  7. quaking aspens
  8. quaking asps
  9. quaking bog
  10. quaking bogs
  11. quaking grass

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