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Noun: paleobotany  ,pey-lee-ow'bó-tu-nee or ,pa-lee-ow'bó-tu-nee
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: palaeobotany)
  1. 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