ASPS

Noun

asps

plural of asp

Anagrams

• APSS, PASS, PSAS, PSAs, pass, pass., saps, spas

Noun

ASPs

plural of ASP

Anagrams

• APSS, PASS, PSAS, PSAs, pass, pass., saps, spas

Source: Wiktionary


ASP

Asp, n. (Bot.)

Definition: Same as Aspen. "Trembling poplar or asp." Martyn.

Asp, n. Etym: [L. aspis, fr. Gr. aspe, F. aspic.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to Vipera aspis of southern Europe. See Haje.

Asp"en, Asp, n. Etym: [AS. æsp, æps; akin to OHG. aspa, Icel. ösp, Dan. æsp, Sw. asp, D. esp, G. espe, äspe, aspe; cf. Lettish apsa, Lith. apuszis.] (Bot.)

Definition: One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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