PALEOBOTANY

paleobotany, palaeobotany

(noun) the study of fossil plants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

paleobotany (usually uncountable, plural paleobotanies)

The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils.

Source: Wiktionary


Pa`le*o*bot"a*ny, n. Etym: [Paleo- + botany.]

Definition: That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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