paleobotany

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noun

pa·​leo·​bot·​a·​ny ˌpā-lē-ō-ˈbä-tə-nē How to pronounce paleobotany (audio)
-ˈbät-nē
: a branch of botany dealing with fossil plants
paleobotanical
ˌpā-lē-ō-bə-ˈta-ni-kəl How to pronounce paleobotany (audio)
adjective
or less commonly paleobotanic
ˌpā-lē-ō-bə-ˈta-nik How to pronounce paleobotany (audio)
paleobotanically
ˌpā-lē-ō-bə-ˈta-ni-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce paleobotany (audio)
adverb
paleobotanist
ˌpā-lē-ō-ˈbä-tə-nist How to pronounce paleobotany (audio)
-ˈbät-nist
noun

paleobotanical

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adjective

pa·​leo·​botanical
variants or paleobotanic
"+ How to pronounce paleobotanical (audio)
: of or relating to paleobotany
paleobotanically
"+ How to pronounce paleobotanical (audio)
adverb

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Noun
Among these disciplines are invertebrate and vertebrate paleontology, as well as paleobotany, paleoecology and paleoclimatology. — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023 Around that time, Friis met Pedersen, a young paleobotany professor in Aarhus, who was curious about the origins of flowering plants. — Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2023 For all his deceit and disgrace, Mellaart made discoveries that led to an explosion of archaeological interest in the region, and gave a lift to the emerging science of paleobotany. — Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2021 Get behind-the-scenes looks with Dr. Ron Tykoski, learn about paleobotany with Dr. Dori Contreras, hear paleontologists sound off on dinosaur movies, and participate in trivia, a Q&A session and more. — Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for paleobotany

Word History

Etymology

Noun

paleo- + botany

First Known Use

Noun

1872, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of paleobotany was in 1872

Rhymes for paleobotany

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