broadleaves
Non-needle tree leaves
Broadleaves are trees and plants with wide, flat leaves rather than needles—oaks, maples, and beeches rather than pines and spruces.
The term distinguishes deciduous hardwoods from conifers in forestry and botany.
Broadleaf appears as an adjective: broadleaf forest, broadleaf weeds.
In agriculture, broadleaf herbicides target plants with wide leaves while sparing grasses.
Sap-yielding hardwood tree
- oakQuercus genus member
- elmGenus Ulmus tree
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- beechSmooth-barked deciduous hardwood
birch · sycamore · poplar · alder · hickory · chestnut · walnut · autumn
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- petioleA leaf's supporting stem
- laminaThin flat layer
midrib · stomata · transpiration · mesophyll · cuticle · palisade · venation · blade
maple
Sap-yielding hardwood tree
beech · birch · sycamore · poplar · alder · hickory · chestnut · walnut · autumn · shedding
chlorophyll
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- petioleA leaf's supporting stem
lamina · midrib · stomata · transpiration · mesophyll · cuticle · palisade · venation · blade · lobed
overhead
Located directly above
woodland · forest · understory · emergent · layered · dappled · coverage · crown · spreading · arboreal
verdant
Lush with plants
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- lushRichly abundant in growth
- luxuriantAbundantly rich, profuse
thriving · dense · leafy · abundant · vigorous · prolific · spreading · vibrant · fertile · healthy
broadleavesconifers
Cone-producing trees
softwoods · evergreens · gymnosperms · pines · firs