asp Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
    Vipera aspis; asp viper.
  2. noun cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death
    Naja haje; Egyptian cobra.

WordNet

Asp noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Same as Aspen. "Trembling poplar or asp." Martyn.
Asp noun
Etymology
L. aspis, fr. Gr. : cf. OF. aspe, F. aspic.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913