broadleaf

[ brawd-leef ]

/ ˈbrɔdˌlif /

noun, plural broad·leaves [brawd-leevz] /ˈbrɔdˌlivz/.

any of several cigar tobaccos having broad leaves.

adjective

Nearby words

broadcloth, broaden, broadfaced, broadhead, broadlands, broadleaf, broadline, broadloom, broadloom carpet, broadmoor, broadness

Origin of broadleaf

1750–60; back formation from broadleafed. See broad, leaf, -ed³

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Examples from the Web for broadleaf

The Pennsylvania leaf is also classed as Seed and Broadleaf.
Tobacco Leaves|W. A. Brennan
Broadleaf Willow (Salix amplifolia), known also as feltleaf willow, was discovered in Alaska in 1899.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
The two kinds of wood belong to needleleaf and broadleaf trees alike; but palms, owing to their manner of growth, have neither.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
"Spanish Cedar" (Cedrela odorata) is a broadleaf wood, and not a conifer as is usually supposed.
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties|Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow

"Broadleaf," "deciduous," and "hardwood" trees are the same.
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties|Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow

British Dictionary definitions for broadleaf

broadleaf

/ (ˈbrɔːdˌliːf) /

noun plural -leaves

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

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

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