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broad-leaved

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broad-leaved (brôdlvd) also broad-leafed (-lft)
adj.
Having broad or relatively broad leaves rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves.
broad-leaved
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) denoting trees other than conifers, most of which have broad rather than needle-shaped leaves
broad-leaved (brôdlvd) also broad-leafed  (brôdlft)
Having broad leaves rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves. Broad leaves are adapted to maximizing photosynthesis by capturing large amounts of sunlight. Since the gases that are exchanged with the atmosphere in photosynthesis must be dissolved in water, most broad-leaved plants grow in regions with dependable rainfall. See more at leaftranspiration
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Adj.1.broad-leaved - having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves
broad-leafed, broadleaf
deciduous - (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
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Far away on each hand stretch the rich pastures, and the patches of dark earth made ready for the seed of broad-leaved green crops, or touched already with the tint of the tender-bladed autumn-sown corn.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
I had no pleasure in thinking, any more, of the grave old broad-leaved aloe-trees, which remained shut up in themselves a hundred years together, and of the trim smooth grass-plot, and the stone urns, and the Doctor's walk, and the congenial sound of the Cathedral bell hovering above them all.
David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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