broadleaf
broadleaf adjective: pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
Adjective
broadleaf (not comparable)
- Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
- Urban has spent close to a decade slogging around in the ponds of Connecticut’s broadleaf forests examining the intricacies of salamander populations.2015 May 21, Victoria Schlesinger, “Backyard evolution”, in Aeon, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2018
- Used in the name of a plant or tree: having especially broad leaves.
Noun
broadleaf (countable and uncountable, plural broadleafs or broadleaves)
- A tree (Terminalia latifolia, now Terminalia catappa) of Jamaica.
- Synonyms:
- almond tree, Indian almond, tropical almond, umbrella tree
- A type of tobacco having broad leaves, used for making cigars.
Synonyms of broadleaf
Forms of broadleaf
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | broad-leaf |
| Noun | |
| plural | broadleafs |
| plural | broadleaves |
Origin of broadleaf
From broad + leaf.
Words formed from broadleaf
- broadleaf arrowhead
- broadleaf bamboo
- broadleaf carpet grass
- broadleaf carpetgrass
- broadleaf dock
- broadleaf plantain
- broadleaf tree
- broadleaf weed
Questions about broadleaf
- What does broadleaf mean?
- Broadleaf means pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
- What part of speech is broadleaf?
- Broadleaf can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near broadleaf in the dictionary
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