broad-leaved

adjective

ˈbrȯd-ˈlēvd 

variants or broadleaf

ˈbrȯd-ˈlēf 

or less commonly broad-leafed

ˈbrȯd-ˈlēft 

1

: having broad leaves

specifically : having leaves that are not needles

2

: composed of broad-leaved plants

broad-leaved forests

Examples of broad-leaved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Franklins’ home was mostly unchanged; the lawn had the same old broad-leaved trees, but the path down to the garage was overgrown with flowering shrubs. —Werner Herzog, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

broad-leaved

adjective

ˈbrȯd-ˈlēvd

variants or broadleaf

-ˌlēf

also broad-leafed

-ˈlēft

1

: having broad leaves

especially : having leaves that are not needles

2

: composed of broad-leaved plants

broad-leaved forests