paleobotany

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noun

The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils.

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paleophytologypalaeobotany
OriginEnglish botany ← Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.? →
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Meanings

nounpaleobotany (usually uncountable, plural paleobotanies)

plural paleobotanies · alternative palaeobotany · alternative palæobotany

  1. uncountableusuallyThe branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils.

    Synonyms: paleophytology

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils.

Similar
paleophytology

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe study of fossil plants

Similar
palaeobotany
Broader
paleobiologypalaeobiologybotanyphytology
Also see
paleophytology

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekπάλαι (pálai)
  3. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  4. Englishpaleo-
  5. Englishbotany
  6. Englishpaleobotany

From paleo- + botany.

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Translations

Catalan paleobotànica
  • paleobotànicabranch of paleontology
Chinese Mandarin 古植物學 /古植物学
  • 古植物學 /古植物学 (gǔzhíwùxué)branch of paleontology
Esperanto paleobotaniko, paleofitologio
  • paleobotanikobranch of paleontology
  • paleofitologiobranch of paleontology
Finnish paleobotaniikka
  • paleobotaniikkabranch of paleontology
French paléobotanique
  • paléobotaniquebranch of paleontology
German Paläobotanik
  • Paläobotanikbranch of paleontology
Indonesian paleobotani
  • paleobotanibranch of paleontology
Irish pailéa-luibheolaíocht
  • pailéa-luibheolaíochtbranch of paleontology
Japanese 古植物学
  • 古植物学 (koshokubutsugaku)branch of paleontology
Korean 고식물학
  • 고식물학 (gosingmulhak)branch of paleontology
Romanian paleobotanică
  • paleobotanicăbranch of paleontology
Russian палеоботаника
  • палеоботаника (paleobotanika)branch of paleontology
Spanish paleobotánica
  • paleobotánicabranch of paleontology
Vietnamese cổ thực vật học
  • cổ thực vật họcbranch of paleontology
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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