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broadleaf
[ brawd-leef ]
noun
- any of several cigar tobaccos having broad leaves.
adjective
broadleaf
/ ˈbrɔːdˌliːf /
noun
- any tobacco plant having broad leaves, used esp in making cigars
- Also calledkapukapapaumapuka an evergreen tree with large glossy leaves
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Word History and Origins
Origin of broadleaf1
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Example Sentences
Here we pitched the tent, with a soft floor of ferns and the leafy branches of veronicas, senecios and broadleaf trees.
The leaves of broadleaf trees are easily distinguished from the resinous, usually evergreen ones of the conifers.
Broadleaf woods are characterized by complex fibre conditions, absence of resins, and greater weights.
Their woods stand pre-eminent among those of the broadleaf series and have been highly prized from early periods.
A better division is into broadleaf trees or woods, and needleleaf conifers.
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