broadleaf

American

[brawd-leef] / ˈbrɔdˌlif /

noun

plural

broadleaves

any of several cigar tobaccos having broad leaves.

adjective

broad-leaved.

broadleaf British

/ ˈbrɔːdˌliːf /

noun

any tobacco plant having broad leaves, used esp in making cigars
Also called: kapuka. papauma. puka. an evergreen tree with large glossy leaves

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Etymology

Origin of broadleaf

1750–60; back formation from broadleafed. See broad, leaf, -ed ³

Example Sentences

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The Forestry Commission said the firm had illegally felled mixed broadleaf woodland beside a petrol station in 2019.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

In the northern broadleaf forests of the U.S. and Canada, alien earthworms' impact on soil stresses trees such as sugar maples by altering the microhabitat of their soils.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024

“And we’ve had almost no weeds. Every once in a while a broadleaf weed comes up and we just pull it. ... We love it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024

Frequent mowing also encourages a denser lawn, which helps leaves outcompete broadleaf weeds.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

The coniferous trees do not lend themselves at all to this system of treatment, and, among the broadleaf trees, the species vary in their ability to sprout.

From Studies of Trees by Levison, Jacob Joshua

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