paleobotany

[ pey-lee-oh-bot-n-eeor, especially British, pal-ee- ]

noun

1. the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil plants.

paleobotany

/ pā′lē-ō-bŏt′n-ē /

1. The branch of paleontology that deals with plant fossils and ancient vegetation.

Other Words From

• pa·le·o·bo·tan·i·cal [pey-lee-oh-b, uh, -, tan, -i-k, uh, l, pal-ee-], pale·o·bo·tanic adjective
• pale·o·bota·nist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of paleobotany¹

First recorded in 1870–75; paleo- + botany

Example Sentences

Using CT scanning technology, Steven Manchester, curator of paleobotany at the Florida Museum of Natural History, created 3D reconstructions of the original fossil specimens and others collected since.

From Science Daily

It is one of more than 700 annual offerings in subjects as diverse as botanical illustration, landscape design, psychedelic mushrooms and paleobotany — all part of the nation’s largest plant-focused adult continuing-education program.

From Seattle Times

Luckily, Colin loved the idea that she would have naturally evolved into dealing with the climate crisis in her awareness of paleobotany and soil science and DNA.

From New York Times

I figured she was doing her own research on paleobotany, otherwise why the hell would she be on a dig with Sam Neil?

From Los Angeles Times

Preivously, scientists knew very little about the paleobotany of the period between the last group of megaherbivores and their mammalian successors in the Late Eocene.

From Salon