| 单词 | broadleaf tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbroadleaf tree broadleaf tree n. (a) the Caribbean tree Terminalia latifolia; = sense B. 2; (b) any angiospermous tree, esp. as contrasted with coniferous trees; = sense B. 5. Π 1696 H. Sloane Catal. Plantarum in Jamaica 184 Arbor maxima, fortè prunifera, cortice cannabino folio longissimo latissimoque. The broad-leaf Tree. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 255 Broad-leaf Tree..grows to a very considerable size. 1859 J. P. Lesley Iron Manufacturer's Guide ii. 508 The needle-leaf trees are still more abundant in these materials than the broad leaf trees. 1909 Forest Club Ann. 1 23 The aspen is the most widely distributed and the most conspicuous broadleaf tree. 1971 Kingston (Jamaica) Daily Gleaner 6 Mar. 3/3 Here was a deep glade, into which the cool morning sun was striking..a tall wild broadleaf tree (Terminalia latifolia). 2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. (Property Suppl.) 3/5 Grants are also available for establishing new woodlands at the rate of £1,350 per hectare for broadleaf trees and £750 per hectare for conifers. < as lemmas |
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