Quaking \Quak"ing\, a. & n. from {Quake}, v. {Quaking aspen} (Bot.), an American species of poplar ({Populus tremuloides}), the leaves of which tremble in the lightest breeze. It much resembles the European aspen. See {Aspen}.
Populus tremuloides n : slender aspen native to North America [syn: {American quaking aspen}, {American aspen}]