palaeobotany
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- palaeobotanical adjective
- palaeobotanist noun
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Practically no help is afforded by palaeobotany, and only the comparison of existing forms can be depended on.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
His activity was by no means confined to palaeobotany, but extended into all branches of botany, more particularly anatomy and phanerogamic taxonomy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
At the present day the whole subject of palaeobotany is a study in evolution, and derives its chief inspiration from the ideas of Darwin and Wallace.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
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