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PRONUNCIATION OF PALAEOBOTANY

palaeobotany  [ˌpælɪəʊˈbɒtənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PALAEOBOTANY

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Palaeobotany is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PALAEOBOTANY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

palaeobotany

Paleobotany

Paleobotany, also spelled as palaeobotany, is the branch of paleontology or paleobiology dealing with the recovery and identification of plant remains from geological contexts, and their use for the biological reconstruction of past environments, and both the evolutionary history of plants, with a bearing upon the evolution of life in general. A synonym is paleophytology. Paleobotany includes the study of terrestrial plant fossils, as well as the study of prehistoric marine photoautotrophs, such as photosynthetic algae, seaweeds or kelp. A closely related field is palynology, which is the study of fossilized and extant spores and pollen. Paleobotany is important in the reconstruction of ancient ecological systems and climate, known as paleoecology and paleoclimatology respectively; and is fundamental to the study of green plant development and evolution. Paleobotany has also become important to the field of archaeology, primarily for the use of phytoliths in relative dating and in paleoethnobotany...

Definition of palaeobotany in the English dictionary

The definition of palaeobotany in the dictionary is the study of fossil plants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PALAEOBOTANY


Anthony
ˈæntənɪ
Antony
ˈæntənɪ
archaeobotany
ˌɑːkɪəʊˈbɒtənɪ
archeobotany
ˌɑːkɪəʊˈbɒtənɪ
astrobotany
ˌæstrəʊˈbɒtənɪ
atony
ˈætənɪ
botany
ˈbɒtənɪ
Brittany
ˈbrɪtənɪ
cottony
ˈkɒtənɪ
ethnobotany
ˌɛθnəʊˈbɒtənɪ
geobotany
ˌdʒiːəʊˈbɒtənɪ
gluttony
ˈɡlʌtənɪ
homotony
hɒmˈɒtənɪ
litany
ˈlɪtənɪ
monotony
məˈnɒtənɪ
neoteny
nɪˈɒtənɪ
palaeoethnobotanist
ˌpælɪəʊˌeθnəʊˈbɒtənɪ
palaeoethnobotany
ˌpælɪəʊˌɛθnəʊˈbɒtənɪ
paleobotany
ˌpælɪəʊˈbɒtənɪ
tetany
ˈtɛtənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PALAEOBOTANY

palaeoanthropic
palaeoanthropology
palaeoarchaeology
palaeobotanic
palaeobotanical
palaeobotanist
Palaeocene
palaeoclimate
palaeoclimatic
palaeoclimatologist
palaeoclimatology
palaeocrystic
palaeocurrent
palaeoecologic
palaeoecological
palaeoecologist
palaeoecology
palaeoethnobotanist
palaeoethnobotany
palaeogaea

WORDS THAT END LIKE PALAEOBOTANY

accompany
Albany
any
Bethany
company
dittany
Germany
holding company
insurance company
lactation tetany
mahogany
many
not having any
ratany
rhatany
start-up company
the Litany
the many
tiffany
trading company

Synonyms and antonyms of palaeobotany in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «palaeobotany» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PALAEOBOTANY

Find out the translation of palaeobotany to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of palaeobotany from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «palaeobotany» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

古植物学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paleobotánica
570 millions of speakers

English

palaeobotany
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

palaeobotany
380 millions of speakers
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palaeobotany
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

палеоботаники
278 millions of speakers

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Palaeobotany
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

palaeobotany
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paléobotanique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Palaeobotany
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Paläobotanik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

palaeobotany
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

palaeobotany
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Palaeobotany
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

palaeobotany
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

palaeobotany
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅलेबोटनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

palaeobotany
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

paleobotanica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

paleobotaniki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

палеоботаніки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Paleobotanică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Παλαιοβοτανικής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

palaeobotany
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

paleobotanik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

palaeobotany
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of palaeobotany

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PALAEOBOTANY»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PALAEOBOTANY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about palaeobotany

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PALAEOBOTANY»

Discover the use of palaeobotany in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to palaeobotany and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
History of Palaeobotany: Selected Essays
Although this volume has a predominantly UK focus, two very interesting studies outline the history of palaeobotanical work in Argentina and China.
A. J. Bowden, C. V. Burek, R. Wilding, 2005
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Palaeozoic palaeobotany of Great Britain
This volume, one of two dealing with palaeobotany, covers the first 200 million years of the history of land plant evolution, as represented by the Palaeozoic palaeobotany GCR site network of Great Britain.
Christopher J. Cleal, Barry A. Thomas, Joint Nature Conservation Committee (Great Britain), 1995
3
Palaeobotany to Modern Botany
This Book Will Be Useful To Botanist, Palaeobotanist, Ecologist, Enviromentalist, Researchers, Teachers & Students Of Plant Sciences.
Pravin Chandra Trivedi, 2008
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Algae, Fungi, Lichens, Microbiology, Plant Pathology, ...
Palaeobotany 313-327 Preamble 313, Classification 313, Distinguishing characters 314, Rhynia 315, Horneophyton lignieri 317, Lepidodendron 318, Calamites 320, Lyginopteris 322, Cycadeoidea 324, Williamsonia 326 Appendix 329 - 330 ...
Ashok M. Bendre, Ashok Kumar, 2010
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Systematic and taxonomic approaches in palaeobotany
This volume contains the papers presented at an international paleobotanical meeting designed to present a complete catalog and description of the varied techniques used in fossil identification and classification.
Robert A. Spicer, Barry A. Thomas, Systematics Association, 1986
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The Role of Women in the History of Geology
Nevertheless, Scott clearly encouraged many women working in palaeobotany during this time, including his wife. Today, such a positive attitude towards helping women would not be seen as being too unusual, but things were very different ...
Cynthia V. Burek, Bettie Higgs, Geological Society of London, 2007
7
Fossil Plants: A Text-Book for Students of Botany and Geology
The standard volumes on palaeobotany which synthesised earlier work and included new research, first published between 1898 and 1919.
A. C. Seward, 2011
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Fossil Plants and Spores: Modern Techniques
Pyrolysis and chemolysis of fossil plant remains: applications to palaeobotany PIM F. VAN BERGEN van Bergen, P. F. 1999. Pyrolysis and chemolysis of fossil plant remains: applications to palaeobotany. In: Jones, T. P. & Rowe, N. P. (eds) ...
Tim P. Jones, Nick P. Rowe, 1999
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Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
Vols. 1-5 consist of the Proceedings of the second International Conference on Palynology.
‎1998
10
Symposium on Morphological and Stratigraphical Palaeobotany
Part of the Palaeobotany Conference organized by the Birdal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, on the occasion of its silver jubilee celebration.
Symposium on Morphological and Stratigraphical Palaeobotany, 1974

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PALAEOBOTANY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term palaeobotany is used in the context of the following news items.
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Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow Recruitment 2015 …
Applications are invited by the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany (BSIP), Lucknow from eligible candidates for recruitment to one post of ... «PrepSure, Jul 15»
2
Marine fossils park being developed at Manendragarh in Korea …
Following the discovery Birbal Sahni institute of palaeobotany, Lucknow, was consulted about it. The institute sent a team of scientists to the ... «Times of India, May 15»
3
Hands that rock
... BL Mallah, director of rock art unit at IGNCA and was coordinated by scientist CM Nautiyal of Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow. «Times of India, May 15»
4
To understand Mars environ, NASA approaches Indian institutes to …
And so, to prepare the country should a likely scenario ever come to fore, the Lucknow-based Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany (BSIP) and ... «The Indian Express, Apr 15»
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Lucknowites are now getting a chance to watch movies other than …
Dr A Rajnikath, a scientist at Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany in Lucknow, is one of those whoa s an avid viewer of Telugu films. a We ... «Times of India, Mar 15»
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Plain talk: Now for some real science
The paper on 'Archaeobotany and Old and New World Relations' by Dr K S Saraswat from Birbal Sahani Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, ... «The Indian Express, Jan 15»
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Palaeobotany: a prehistoric plant trap
Millions of years ago, a carnivorous plant used tiny tentacles to trap insects, according to scientists writing in the journal PNAS. They describe ... «Financial Times, Jan 15»
8
Institute of Science fetes botanist who found coal in Andhra
... Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany in Lucknow, continues to bring appreciation and laurels for this botanist who originally hails from Nagpur. «Times of India, Dec 14»
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Chhattisgarh to set up marine fossil park in Koriya
Later, scientists from Lucknow-based Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany (BSIP) inspected the area near Amakherwa village and confirmed ... «Hindu Business Line, Aug 14»
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Chhattisgarh to develop marine fossil park in Manendragarh
The Lucknow-based Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany was consulted. A team of scientists from the institute also visited the area. According ... «Business Standard, Aug 14»

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