Asp

Asp, n. (Bot.) Same as Aspen. "Trembling poplar or asp." Martyn.

Asp (ȧsp), n. [L. aspis, fr. Gr. ἀσπίς: cf. OF. aspe, F. aspic.] (Zoöl.) 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.