SINCE 1828
paleobotany
noun
pa·leo·bot·a·ny
| \ ˌpā-lē-ō-ˈbä-tə-nē,
-ˈbät-nē\
-ˈbät-nē\
Definition of paleobotany
: a branch of botany dealing with fossil plants
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Other Words from paleobotany
paleobotanical
\ ˌpā-lē-ō-bə-ˈta-ni-kəl
\
or less commonly paleobotanic \ ˌpā-lē-ō-bə-ˈta-nik
\
adjective
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or less commonly paleobotanic \ ˌpā-lē-ō-bə-ˈta-nik
\
adjective
paleobotanically
\ ˌpā-lē-ō-bə-ˈta-ni-k(ə-)lē
\
adverb
\
adverb
paleobotanist
\ -ˈbä-tə-nist ,
-ˈbät-nist
\
noun
-ˈbät-nist
\
noun
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