paleobotanist

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noun

A botanist who specializes in paleobotany; someone who studies plant fossils.

OriginEnglish botanist ← Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós) →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounpaleobotanist (plural paleobotanists)

plural paleobotanists · alternative palaeobotanist

  1. A botanist who specializes in paleobotany; someone who studies plant fossils.First known use 19th c.

    How and when the earliest plants made the first move on to land is always a hot topic for palaeobotanists.

    2018 March 23, Susannah Lydon, The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
phytopalaeontologist

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  2. Englishpaleo-
  3. Englishbotanist
  4. Englishpaleobotanist

From paleo- + botanist.

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APA

paleobotanist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleobotanist

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“paleobotanist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleobotanist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleobotanist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleobotanist.

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