broadleaf

American  

[brawd-leef] / ˈbrɔdˌlif /

noun

• broadleaves
  plural

1. any of several cigar tobaccos having broad leaves.

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adjective

1. broad-leaved.

broadleaf British  

/ ˈbrɔːdˌliːf /

noun

1. any tobacco plant having broad leaves, used esp in making cigars

2. Also called: kapuka, papauma, puka. an evergreen tree with large glossy leaves

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• broadleaves
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of broadleaf

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

broadleaf broadleaves

The Forestry Commission said the firm had illegally felled mixed broadleaf woodland beside a petrol station in 2019.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

“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

They were also more likely to consume seeds on the spot in coniferous forests than in broadleaf forests, again probably because of the availability of other food stores.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2023

Frequent mowing also encourages a denser lawn, which helps leaves outcompete broadleaf weeds.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

The woods of conifers are quite different in structure from broadleaf woods, though the difference may not always stand out prominently.

From Studies of Trees by Jacob Joshua Levison

"It beats me what they live on," Bergdorf said, gesturing at the iridescent flash of the last bloodsucker as it disappeared beneath the broadleaves.

From To Choke an Ocean by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

I could almost see the disappointed look in their eyes as they caught my aura, put on the brakes and returned disappointed to their shelter under the broadleaves.

From To Choke an Ocean by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

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