broadleaf

[ brawd-leef ]

noun

, plural broad·leaves [brawd, -leevz].

1. any of several cigar tobaccos having broad leaves.

adjective

1. broad-leaved.

broadleaf

/ ˈbrɔːdˌliːf /

noun

1. any tobacco plant having broad leaves, used esp in making cigars
2. Also calledkapukapapaumapuka an evergreen tree with large glossy leaves

Word History and Origins

Origin of broadleaf¹

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

Example Sentences

Here we pitched the tent, with a soft floor of ferns and the leafy branches of veronicas, senecios and broadleaf trees.

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The leaves of broadleaf trees are easily distinguished from the resinous, usually evergreen ones of the conifers.

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Broadleaf woods are characterized by complex fibre conditions, absence of resins, and greater weights.

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Their woods stand pre-eminent among those of the broadleaf series and have been highly prized from early periods.

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A better division is into broadleaf trees or woods, and needleleaf conifers.

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