large-leafed

Thân thiện

A large-leafed plant sits on a sunny windowsill.

Definition

Adjective: Having relatively large leaves. This describes a plant, tree, or shrub whose leaves are notably big in size compared to other similar species or to a general standard.

Usage and Examples

The adjective large-leafed is used attributively, meaning it typically comes before a noun to describe it.

• The garden featured several large-leafed hostas that created a lush, tropical feel.
• Botanists are studying a large-leafed variety of maple found in the rainforest.
• For the shade garden, she preferred large-leafed plants like bergenia and rodgersia.

Advanced Usage

• Comparative and Superlative Forms: The standard forms are larger-leafed and largest-leafed.
  • Among the ferns, the ostrich fern is the largest-leafed species in this region.
• Hyphenation: The hyphen is used to link "large" and "leafed" to form a single compound adjective modifying a noun. It is often spelled as large-leaved (using "leaved" as the more common adjectival form).

Variants and Related Words

• Large-leaved (adj.): The more frequent spelling variant, identical in meaning to large-leafed.
• Broad-leaved (adj.): Having broad, flat leaves (often used in contrast to needle-leaved or grassy plants).
• Foliage (n.): The leaves of a plant, collectively.
• Macrophyllous (adj.): A technical botanical term meaning having large leaves.

Synonyms

• Big-leaved
• Broad-leafed / Broad-leaved

Antonyms

• Small-leafed / Small-leaved
• Fine-leaved
• Needle-leaved

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having relatively large leaves

Từ đồng nghĩa

• large-leaved