Meanings
- not comparableOf or pertaining to palynology.First known use 20th c.
It also demonstrated that pollen prepared using standard palynological methods still retained a good UAC signal, meaning that thousands of previously studied pollen preparations, stored in museums and institutions worldwide, may be repurposed to tell us more about sunshine in the past.
2017 January 4, Susannah Lydon, “Bring me sunshine in your spores”, in The Guardian1 more example
Palynological fossils comprising algal and fungal bodies, bryophytic and pteridophytic spores, gymnospermic and angiospermic pollen grains and a host of other organisms are more reliable and precise in determining age and reconstructing palaeoenvironment for the abundance almost in all the varied conditions of deposition.
1971 September, Calcutta Review, page 52
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Englishpalynology
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishpalynological
From palynology + -ical.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French palynologique
- palynologiqueof or pertaining to palynology
Italian palinologico
- palinologicoof or pertaining to palynology
Portuguese palinológico
- palinológicoof or pertaining to palynology
Cite this entry
palynological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palynological
“palynological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palynological. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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