Paleobotany - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Paleobotany :  (noun)

1: the study of fossil plants [syn: palaeobotany]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Paleobotany : \Pa`le*o*bot"a*ny\, n. [Paleo- _ botany.] That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Phytolithology \Phy`to*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Phyto- _ lithology.] The branch of science which treats of fossil plants; --
usually called paleobotany, sometimes paleophytology.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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