Asp

[æsp]

Definition

(noun.) cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death.

(noun.) of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder.

Editor: Monica--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Same as Aspen.

(n.) 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.

(n.) 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.

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Definition

n. a popular name applied loosely to various genera of venomous serpents—now chiefly to the Vipera aspis of Southern Europe. Cleopatra's asp was probably the small Vipera hasselquistii or horned viper: the biblical asp (Heb. pethen) was probably the Egyptian juggler's snake (Naja haje).

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