Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Broad-leaved.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tall tree, Terminalia latifolia, natural order Combretaceœ, common in Jamaica, bearing large and long-petioled leaves at the end of the branches.
- noun Also in New Zealand a name for a large tree of the dogwood family, Decostea littoralis (Griselinia littoralis of Raoul), yielding a hard, red, durable wood. Called by the natives paukatea.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A tree (
Terminalia latifolia ) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called thealmond tree , from the shape of its fruit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Used to define a type of tree: having broad and flat, often
deciduous leaves as opposed to havingneedles . - adjective Used in the name of a plant or tree: having especially broad leaves.
- noun A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of
Jamaica . - noun A type of
tobacco having broad leaves, used for makingcigars .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves
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Examples
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What they call broadleaf is the best; leaves about two feet long and a foot wide.
First Lensman Smith, E. E. 1950
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Habitats such as broadleaf forests are often small and fragmented, which makes it harder for species to move.
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This is because these sorts of projects offer nothing in the way of profits on the short or medium term, so why would commercial companies be interested in growing broadleaf trees
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Broadleaf weeds, such as dandelions, broadleaf plantain, and ground ivy, can be pulled out by hand anytime.
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The consultation is silent, too, on the need to preserve programmes to replant former ancient woodlands, now under conifer, with broadleaf trees.
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Even in dense broadleaf forest away from dark conifers and shrubs "moldy oak" will silhouette like hell.
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Today, Felix Dennis is also to be found: writing (and performing) his rave-reviewed poetry; and philanthropically planting a 1,300-acre (and growing) forest of substantial native broadleaf trees in Warwickshire, in the middle of England.
Colin Morrison: Is This the World's Most Successful Magazine? Colin Morrison 2011
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-- Glossy Abelia (A. x grandiflora) is a shade-tolerant broadleaf evergreen shrub that grows about 3 to 6 feet high and wide with a long season of flower.
Knowing when to prune is crucial for dependable flower blossoms Joel M. Lerner 2010
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Today, Felix Dennis is also to be found: writing (and performing) his rave-reviewed poetry; and philanthropically planting a 1,300-acre (and growing) forest of substantial native broadleaf trees in Warwickshire, in the middle of England.
Colin Morrison: Is This the World's Most Successful Magazine? Colin Morrison 2011
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Even in dense broadleaf forest away from dark conifers and shrubs "moldy oak" will silhouette like hell.
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