broadleaf en · ADJ
Etymology
From broad + leaf.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
Urban has spent close to a decade slogging around in the ponds of Connecticut’s broadleaf forests examining the intricacies of salamander populations.
2015 May 21, Victoria Schlesinger, “Backyard evolution”, in Aeon, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2018:
- (not-comparable) Used in the name of a plant or tree: having especially broad leaves.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| broad-leaf | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
broadleaf weed · broadleaf tree · broadleaf carpetgrass · broadleaf carpet grass · broadleaf bamboo · broadleaf plantain · broadleaf arrowhead · broadleaf dock
Synonyms
wideleaf · latifolious · latifoliate · broad-leaved · broad-leafed
Translations (9)
ka ფართოფოთლოვანი (having especially broad leaves) · hu lombos (pertaining to trees with leaves) · fi leveälehtinen (having especially broad leaves) · fr platyphylle (having especially broad leaves) · de laub- (pertaining to trees with leaves) · fr feuillu (pertaining to trees with leaves) · ka ფოთლოვანი (pertaining to trees with leaves) · de breitblättrig (having especially broad leaves) · fi lehti- (pertaining to trees with leaves)