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Broadleaf

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees. not-comparable

    "Urban has spent close to a decade slogging around in the ponds of Connecticut’s broadleaf forests examining the intricacies of salamander populations."

  2. 2
    Used in the name of a plant or tree: having especially broad leaves. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A tree (Terminalia latifolia, now Terminalia catappa) of Jamaica. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A type of tobacco having broad leaves, used for making cigars. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From broad + leaf.

Etymology 2

From broad + leaf.

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