palaeobotany
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- palaeobotanical adjective
- palaeobotanist noun
Example Sentences
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Botany, too, with its history as a feminized pursuit from the eighteenth century, proved welcoming, as did palaeobotany, which was strongly female-oriented in the first decades of the twentieth century5.
From Nature
Pan started a postdoc at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, after earning a PhD in palaeobotany, and was planning to continue on the academic path until another option opened up.
From Nature
Practically no help is afforded by palaeobotany, and only the comparison of existing forms can be depended on.
From Project Gutenberg
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 Project Gutenberg
His activity was by no means confined to palaeobotany, but extended into all branches of botany, more particularly anatomy and phanerogamic taxonomy.
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