broad-leaved

Thân thiện

The oak is a broad-leaved tree common in temperate forests.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves: This term describes plants, especially trees and shrubs, whose leaves are flat and wide, as opposed to being narrow, needle-shaped, or scale-like. It is a botanical term used to categorize leaf morphology.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The forest is a mix of conifers and broad-leaved trees like oaks and maples.
  • Most broad-leaved plants lose their leaves in the autumn.
  • This herbicide is designed to control broad-leaved weeds in lawns.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Descriptive Context: The term is primarily used in scientific, horticultural, and forestry contexts to distinguish plant types.
  • The study compared the water use efficiency of needle-leaved and broad-leaved species.

Variants and Related Words

• Broadleaf (adjective): A common variant with the same meaning.
  • Broadleaf evergreens are popular in landscaping.
• Broadleaved (adjective): An alternative spelling.
• Deciduous (adjective): While many broad-leaved trees are deciduous (shed leaves annually), not all are. Some broad-leaved plants are evergreen.

Synonyms

• Broadleaf: Having broad leaves.
• Latifoliate: (Botanical) Bearing broad leaves.

Antonyms

• Needle-leaved: Having leaves that are long, thin, and pointed, like pine needles.
• Scalelike: Having small, overlapping leaves that resemble scales, like on some junipers.
• Coniferous: (Often, but not always) Bearing cones and typically having needle-like or scale-like leaves.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves

Từ đồng nghĩa

• broadleaf
• broad-leafed