Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broadleaf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: broadleaf
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.

adj

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

noun

A tree (Terminalia latifolia, now Terminalia catappa) of Jamaica.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A type of tobacco having broad leaves, used for making cigars.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From broad + leaf.

Usage

Inflected Forms

broad-leaf (alternative) broadleafs (plural) broadleaves (plural)

Phrases

broadleaf arrowhead broadleaf bamboo broadleaf carpet grass broadleaf carpetgrass broadleaf dock broadleaf plantain broadleaf tree broadleaf weed

Synonyms

broad-leafed broad-leaved latifoliate latifolious wideleaf almond tree Indian almond tropical almond umbrella tree

Questions

What does broadleaf mean?: Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
Where does broadleaf come from?: From broad + leaf.

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