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Definition of "broad-leafed" [broad-leafed]

  • Having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "broad-leafed" in a sentence
  • "There was a fair amount of broad-leafed foliage between him and the shooters."
  • "So, with family and friends (the well-traveled Baird and Kaye families), I make the tramp to Lago de Nicaragua, a lake too vast to see across, second largest in all the tropics, where 25 years ago guerrillas skulked among the broad-leafed trees of the 365 volcanic islands."
  • "The land we are passing through is lush, vivid with the many different shades of green that are long grasses, broad-leafed palms, and shrubs."
Words like "broad-leafed"
berry-like
broad-brimmed broad-leaved
cactus-like
lissom low-growing
low-hanging
narrow-leafed
shoulder-high
solid-waste
unpruned
wild-grape