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

Coconut palms now represent over half of the tree cover on these low islands, confining formerly widespread native broadleaf trees to small fractions of their natural range.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 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

Crew members then brought in native plants such as goldenrod, fireweed, broadleaf lupine, various grasses and other native species along the shore and intertidal zone, said King County ecologist Mason Bowles.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

Root diseases of Castanea species and some coniferous and broadleaf nursery stocks, caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association

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