Paleobotany

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paleobotany \Pa`le*o*bot"a*ny\, n. [Paleo- + botany.]
     That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Phytolithology \Phy`to*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Phyto- + lithology.]
     The branch of science which treats of fossil plants; --
     usually called {paleobotany}, sometimes {paleophytology}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  paleobotany
       n : the study of fossil plants [syn: {palaeobotany}]