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quaking aspen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
quak-ing aspen
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A Eurasian aspen (Populus tremula)

Inflected Forms

quaking aspens (plural)

Synonyms

trembling aspen American aspen quaky tree quaky aspen quaky mountain aspen golden aspen trembling poplar white poplar quiverleaf

Questions

What does quaking aspen mean?
An American aspen (Populus tremuloides), the leaves of which have flattened petioles that cause them to tremble in the breeze.

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