broadleaf

American  

[brawd-leef] / ˈbrɔdˌlif /

noun

plural

broadleaves

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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Etymology

Origin of broadleaf

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The ecosystem types the scientists analyzed -- desert, coastal sage scrub, chaparral, montane wet forest, mixed riparian woodland and mixed conifer broadleaf forest -- cover about 70% of California's land area.

From Science Daily • Sep. 27, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

This broadleaf variety is one of the darkest-colored mustard greens you'll see, with wide, subtly scalloped leaves in an attractive deep maroon.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2023

Forests usually have more of the broadleaf deciduous tree varieties than is typical of the higher mountains, but much of the original forest cover has been removed from the gentler Transylvanian slopes.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Bernier, Donald W.