| 词汇 | aspen |
| 词源 | aspen; trembling poplar. The trembling or quaking poplar, as the aspen is also known, is said to have trembling leaves be- cause it began shaking in shame and horror when Christ’s cross was made from its wood. Populus tremula and its related spe- cies have long, compressed, twisted leafstalks that cause the leaves to tremble in even the slightest wind. |
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