paleobotany

noun

pa·leo·bot·a·ny | \ ˌpā-lē-ō-ˈbä-tə-nē

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, -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

paleobotanically \ ˌpā-lē-ō-bə-ˈta-ni-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

paleobotanist \ -ˈbä-tə-nist

, -ˈbät-nist \ noun

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The institute once focused exclusively on paleobotany. — Sanjay Kumar, Science | AAAS, "India’s paleontologists fight destruction of its fossil riches," 4 Apr. 2018 There's Park University biology professor Patricia Ryberg, who studies the anatomy and morphology of paleobotany, or fossilized plants. — Danny Uhlmann, National Geographic, "Five New Fossil Forests Found in Antarctica," 16 Mar. 2018

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