having wide-bladed leaves (as opposed to needles).

Refers to evergreen shrubs and trees that have true leaves, not needle-like leaves. Also used to refer to non-grassy weeds.

having relatively broad rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves

trees that usually shed their leaves; also known as hardwoods or deciduous

brawd leef A tree with wide leaves rather than leaves which are very thin like pine needles. Many broadleaf trees are deciduous meaning they lose their leaves in winter.

trees that have wide, flat leaves

A term describing a plant with broad, flat leaves. Examples are maples, oaks and alders. Broadleaf trees and their wood are often called hardwoods whether their wood is particularly hard or not. Some common broadleaf trees like oaks and maples have pretty hard wood.

A plant that bears leaves, such as oak, maple or alder, rather than needles.

A tree with broad leaves rather than needles.

having broad and flat leaves that persist from year to year

a tree with leaves that are flat and thin, and generally shed annually.

Trees which do not have needles or cones (a few, such as alder, have cone-like structures for their seeds which are not true cones)

A class of trees that have broad, flat leaves of many different shapes; most are deciduous; also called hardwood because most broad-leaved trees have harder wood than do conifers. Examples include oak, hickory, maple and ash.