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asp

2[asp]
–noun, adjective
aspen.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME aspe, apse, OE æsp(e), æps(e); c. MLG aspe, OHG aspa (G Espe, with altered vowel < OHG adj. espîn), ON ǫsp; akin to Latvian apse, Russ osína, Czech osika < North European IE *aps-. See aspen
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Word Origin & History

asp 
1340, from M.Fr. aspe, from L. aspidem (nom. aspis), from Gk. aspis "shield;" the serpent probably so called in ref. to its neck hood.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: Asp
Function: abbreviation
aspartic acid; aspartyl
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Asp abbr.
aspartic acid

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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