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paleobotany

DEFINITIONS OF: paleobotany

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n the study of fossil plants

Synonyms:
palaeobotany
Types:
palaeodendrology, paleodendrology
the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees
Type of:
botany, phytology
the branch of biology that studies plants
palaeobiology, paleobiology
a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms
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