Noun: paleobotany ,pey-lee-ow'bó-tu-nee or ,pa-lee-ow'bó-tu-nee
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: palaeobotany)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: palaeobotany)
- The study of fossil plants
"Paleobotany revealed ancient plant species that no longer exist";
- palaeobotany [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: paleobotanies
Type of: botany, palaeobiology [Brit, Cdn], paleobiology [N. Amer], phytology [archaic]
Encyclopedia: Paleobotany