A tree or plant with large, flat leaves rather than needle-like ones; often refers to deciduous trees.
From 'broad' + 'leaf' (Old English leaf). Botanists adopted this term to distinguish the wide-leafed trees from conifers with their thin needles, becoming standard terminology in forestry and ecology.
Broadleaf forests store twice as much carbon as coniferous forests because their larger leaves capture more sunlight and create denser biomass—so protecting these woods directly fights climate change.
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