Broadleaf Forest

Forest

A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines a forest as, "Land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban use." Using this definition, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 found that forests covered 4.14 billion hectares, or approximately 31 percent of the world's land area in 2025.

broadleaf

Adjective

1. Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
2. Used in the name of a plant or tree: having especially broad leaves.

Noun

1. A tree (Terminalia latifolia, now Terminalia catappa) of Jamaica.
2. A type of tobacco having broad leaves, used for making cigars.

forest

Noun

1. A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
2. Any dense collection or amount.

Verb

1. To cover an area with trees.