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Definition of "broad-leaved" [broad•-leaved]

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "broad-leaved" in a sentence
  • "“In more polite terms, you've got needle-leaved trees, and broad-leaved.”"
  • "Everything was strange to his eye—the broad-leaved bushes, the gnarled trunks of the tall trees, the curious-looking fruit hanging here and there, the vines that twined upward into the green distance."
  • "There is one other orchid; the exotic broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine."