Definition of Broad-leafed

1. Adjective. Having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves.

Exact synonyms: Broad-leaved, Broadleaf
Similar to: Deciduous

Medical Definition of Broad-leafed

1. Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Broad-leafed

broached spire
broached spires
broacher
broachers
broaches
broaching
broacht
broad(a)
broad-bean
broad-bean plant
broad-brimmed
broad-brush
broad-headed
broad-leaf
broad-leafed (current term)
broad-leafs
broad-leaved
broad-leaved bottletree
broad-leaved dock
broad-leaved epiphyllum
broad-leaved everlasting pea
broad-leaved garlic
broad-leaved montia
broad-leaved plantain
broad-leaved twayblade
broad-leaves
broad-minded
broad-mindedly
broad-mindedness

Literary usage of Broad-leafed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Japan in the Beginning of the 20th Century by Japan Nōshōmushō, Haruki Yamawaki (1904)
"Broad-Leafed Forests .......................... 2$% Conifer and Broad-Leafed Forests . ... Conifer and Broad-Leafed Forests .................. 49? ..."

2. American Druggist (1890)
"The two varieties most cultivated in those colonies are the black wattle and the broad-leafed wattle. Both these varieties are indigenous to an exceedingly ..."

3. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature ...: With Numerous Notes from the by Oliver Goldsmith (1857)
"These are found at the bottom of wet ditches, or attached to the under surface of the broad-leafed plants that grow and swim on the waters. ..."

4. Principles of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen, Bradley Moore Davis (1906)
"And in countries where there is much snowfall, most broad-leafed trees could only escape injury to their branches from overloading with snow, ..."

5. Forestry and Forest-products of Japan by Japan Nōshōmushō. Sanrinkyoku (1904)
"In general, conifers occupy in the southern districts elevated places while forests in the plains mostly consist of broad leafed trees. ..."

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