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paleobotany

[ pey-lee-oh-bot-n-ee or, especially British, pal-ee- ]
/ ˌpeɪ li oʊˈbɒt n i or, especially British, ˌpæl i- /
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noun
the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil plants.
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Origin of paleobotany

First recorded in 1870–75; paleo- + botany

OTHER WORDS FROM paleobotany

pa·le·o·bo·tan·i·cal [pey-lee-oh-buh-tan-i-kuhl or, especially British, pal-ee-], /ˌpeɪ li oʊ bəˈtæn ɪ kəl or, especially British, ˌpæl i-/, pa·le·o·bo·tan·ic, adjectivepa·le·o·bot·a·nist, noun

Words nearby paleobotany

paleoanthropology, Paleo-Asiatic, paleobiochemistry, paleobiogeography, paleobiology, paleobotany, Paleocene, paleoclimate, paleoclimatology, paleoconservative, paleocortex
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Words related to paleobotany

anatomy, cytology, ecology, genetics, horticulture, morphology, pathology, physiology, phytology, pomology, taxonomy, dendrology, floristics, natural history, phytogeography

How to use paleobotany in a sentence

Scientific definitions for paleobotany

paleobotany
[ pā′lē-ō-bŏt′n-ē ]
The branch of paleontology that deals with plant fossils and ancient vegetation.
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