broad-leaved
Having expansive foliage
Broad-leaved describes plants with wide, flat leaves rather than needles or narrow blades.
The term typically distinguishes deciduous trees like oaks and maples from conifers: broad-leaved woodland, broad-leaved weeds.
Also spelled broadleaf or broad-leafed.
Sheds foliage seasonally
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- oakQuercus genus member
- elmGenus Ulmus tree
- beechSmooth-barked deciduous hardwood
sycamore · poplar · chestnut · ash · birch · hickory · magnolia · alder
Sheds foliage seasonally
- angiospermPlant producing flowers, fruits
- dicotyledonPlant with paired embryonic leaves
- venationArrangement of veins
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
chlorophyll · transpiration · lamina · petiole · stomata · blade · midrib · margin
Overhead protective covering
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- leafyHaving abundant foliage
- verdantLush with plants
lush · spreading · dense · dappled · rustling · autumn · senescence · abscission
Overhead protective covering
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
woodland · timberland · glade · grove · coppice · arboreal · sylvan · humus
deciduous
Sheds foliage seasonally
beech · sycamore · poplar · chestnut · ash · birch · hickory · magnolia · alder · cottonwood
deciduous
Sheds foliage seasonally
- angiospermPlant producing flowers, fruits
- dicotyledonPlant with paired embryonic leaves
- venationArrangement of veins
photosynthesis · chlorophyll · transpiration · lamina · petiole · stomata · blade · midrib · margin · apex
canopy
Overhead protective covering
verdant · lush · spreading · dense · dappled · rustling · autumn · senescence · abscission · seasonal
canopy
Overhead protective covering
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
biodiversity · woodland · timberland · glade · grove · coppice · arboreal · sylvan · humus · shade-tolerant
wide
Of great breadth
palmate · lobed · rounded · ovate · cordate · large · prominent · distinctive
broad-leavedconiferous
Producing woody cones
conifer · softwood · evergreen · gymnosperm · pine
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