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[syn: paleobotany, palaeobotany]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Paleobotany \Pa`le*o*bot"a*ny\, n. [Paleo- + botany.]
That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Phytolithology \Phy`to*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Phyto- + lithology.]
The branch of science which treats of fossil plants; --
usually called paleobotany, sometimes paleophytology.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
paleobotany
n 1: the study of fossil plants [syn: paleobotany,
palaeobotany]