broadleaf
broadleaf
Definition
broad·leaf (-lēf′)
noun
☆ any of various tobaccos with broad leaves used for making cigars
adjective
broadleaf
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- plant: Areas of woodland, mostly newly planted, broadleaf, mixed, interspersed with " wildflower meadows " which are mown.
- include: In spring, our tasks include broadleaf planting and removing non-native trees.
Adjective modifier
- evergreen: A few of the evergreen broadleaves are also in flower in December.
- native: Today, where conifers once cut out the light, a dense copse of native broadleaves has grown up.
- mixed: It's good for both Spring and Autumn color with its canopy of mixed broadleaves and rich ground flora.
- other: These trees can be replaced with other broadleaves or mixed woodland which are more beneficial to red squirrel conservation.
- mature: The occasional felling of a narrow belt of mature broadleaves may be justified where gray squirrel incursions are known to occur.
- deciduous: Woodland on the estate extends to some 15 hectares and represents deciduous broadleaf and woodland dominated by conifers.
Modifies a noun
- woodland: Bands of broadleaf woodland on the banks of the Foyle.
- weed: Broadleaf weed control can also begin at this time.
- tree: I notice how the young broadleaf trees Ben planted about ten years ago are doing, many over ten feet tall.
- forest: Thousands of native trees will eventually produce a broadleaf forest the size of 50 football pitches!
- specie: It is also a pest of several broadleaf species.
- evergreen: Don't forget broadleaf evergreens when choosing plantings for your garden.
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