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Noun

1. 1
   A botanist who specializes in paleobotany; someone who studies plant fossils.

   "How and when the earliest plants made the first move on to land is always a hot topic for palaeobotanists."

Synonyms

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phytopalaeontologist

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"How and when the earliest plants made the first move on to land is always a hot topic for palaeobotanists."

Etymology

From paleo- + botanist.

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