paleobotany

American  

[pey-lee-oh-bot-n-ee, pal-ee-] / ˌpeɪ li oʊˈbɒt n i, ˌpæl i- /

noun

1. the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil plants.

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paleobotany Scientific  

/ pā′lē-ō-bŏt′n-ē /

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

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Other Word Forms

• paleobotanic adjective
• paleobotanical adjective
• paleobotanist noun

Etymology

Origin of paleobotany

First recorded in 1870–75; paleo- + botany

Example Sentences

“Were it not for the asteroid, humans would never have evolved,” said Ian Miller, curator of paleobotany and director of earth and space sciences at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.

From Reuters

The number was wrong, and paleobotany grad student Kirk Johnson answered instead.

From Washington Post

But for the past few months, Mr. Albanese has been studying paleobotany for a diorama called “The Hottest Day on Earth.”

From New York Times

“Only that they were traveling long distances and living in tents. And we have the bones, the campsites, and the paleobotany to show this.”

From Science Magazine

“It was an extremely diverse, high biomass forest,” said Ian Miller, curator of paleobotany at the Denver museum, which has collected more than 12,000 plant specimens from 75 sites in the area.

From New York Times