Definitions for ASPæsp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
aspæsp(n.)
any of several venomous Eurasian snakes, esp. the horned viper.
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
Category: Archaeology
Ref: uraeus.
Origin of asp:
1300–50; back formation from ME aspis
aspæsp(n.; adj.)
Category: Plants
Ref: aspen (defs. 1, 2). 1 1 1 2
ASP
Computers.Application Service Provider: a company that gives individuals or businesses access through the Internet to specialized software applications and other computer-related services.
Category: Computers
Origin of ASP:
1995–2000
Princeton's WordNet
asp, asp viper, Vipera aspis(noun)
of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
asp, Egyptian cobra, Naja haje(noun)
cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death
Wiktionary
asp(Noun)
A water snake.
asp(Noun)
A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).
asp(Noun)
The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje)
asp(Noun)
A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).
Webster Dictionary
Asp(noun)
same as Aspen
Asp(noun)
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(noun)
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
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Asp
a poisonous Egyptian viper of uncertain species.
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