palaeobotany

Definitions of palaeobotany
  1. noun
    the study of fossil plants
    synonyms: paleobotany
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    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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