broadleaf

See also: broad-leaf

English

Alternative forms

• broad-leaf

Etymology

broad +‎ leaf

Adjective

broadleaf (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
   • 2015 May 21, Victoria Schlesinger, “Backyard evolution”, in Aeon‎^[1]:

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

2. Used in the name of a plant or tree: having especially broad leaves.

Synonyms

• broad-leafed, broad-leaved
• latifoliate, latifolious
• wideleaf

Derived terms

• broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)
• broadleaf bamboo
• broadleaf carpet grass
• broadleaf carpetgrass
• broadleaf dock (Rumex obtusifolius)
• broadleaf plantain (Plantago major)
• broadleaf tree
• broadleaf weed

Translations

pertaining to trees with leaves

• Finnish: lehti- (fi)
• French: feuillu (fr)
• Georgian: ფოთლოვანი (potlovani)
• German: laub-

having especially broad leaves

• Finnish: leveälehtinen
• French: platyphylle (fr)
• Georgian: ფართოფოთლოვანი (partopotlovani)
• German: breitblättrig

Noun

broadleaf (plural broadleafs or broadleaves)

1. A tree (Terminalia latifolia, now Terminalia catappa) of Jamaica.
2. A type of tobacco having broad leaves, used for making cigars.

Synonyms

• (tree of Jamaica): almond tree, Indian almond, tropical almond, umbrella tree

Translations

Terminalia catappa

• Finnish: manteliketapani