paleobotany
noun
pa·leo·bot·a·ny ˌpā-lē-ō-ˈbä-tə-nē 
-ˈbät-nē
: a branch of botany dealing with fossil plants
paleobotanical
ˌpā-lē-ō-bə-ˈta-ni-kəl
adjective or less commonly paleobotanic
ˌpā-lē-ō-bə-ˈta-nik
paleobotanically
ˌpā-lē-ō-bə-ˈta-ni-k(ə-)lē
adverb paleobotanist
ˌpā-lē-ō-ˈbä-tə-nist
noun -ˈbät-nist
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web For all his deceit and disgrace, Mellaart made discoveries that led to an explosion of archaeological interest in the region, and gave a lift to the emerging science of paleobotany. 
Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2021 Get behind-the-scenes looks with Dr. Ron Tykoski, learn about paleobotany with Dr. Dori Contreras, hear paleontologists sound off on dinosaur movies, and participate in trivia, a Q&A session and more. Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2020 This area has an intrinsically variable climate that alternates between flooding and drought, explains Scott Wing, research geologist and curator of paleobotany at the National Museum of Natural History. Anna Diamond, Smithsonian, 23 Aug. 2019 Investigators of the Great Maya Aquifer Project see the (re)discovery of Balamku as a chance to implement a totally new model of cave archaeology, one that employs cutting-edge technology and specialized fields such as 3-D mapping and paleobotany. Gena Steffens, National Geographic, 4 Mar. 2019 The institute once focused exclusively on paleobotany. Sanjay Kumar, Science | AAAS, 4 Apr. 2018 There's Park University biology professor Patricia Ryberg, who studies the anatomy and morphology of paleobotany, or fossilized plants. Danny Uhlmann, National Geographic, 16 Mar. 2018 See More
Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2021 Get behind-the-scenes looks with Dr. Ron Tykoski, learn about paleobotany with Dr. Dori Contreras, hear paleontologists sound off on dinosaur movies, and participate in trivia, a Q&A session and more. Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2020 This area has an intrinsically variable climate that alternates between flooding and drought, explains Scott Wing, research geologist and curator of paleobotany at the National Museum of Natural History. Anna Diamond, Smithsonian, 23 Aug. 2019 Investigators of the Great Maya Aquifer Project see the (re)discovery of Balamku as a chance to implement a totally new model of cave archaeology, one that employs cutting-edge technology and specialized fields such as 3-D mapping and paleobotany. Gena Steffens, National Geographic, 4 Mar. 2019 The institute once focused exclusively on paleobotany. Sanjay Kumar, Science | AAAS, 4 Apr. 2018 There's Park University biology professor Patricia Ryberg, who studies the anatomy and morphology of paleobotany, or fossilized plants. Danny Uhlmann, National Geographic, 16 Mar. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
paleo- + botany
First Known Use
1872, in the meaning defined above