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cryptobotany

cryptobotany noun: the study of plants whose existence has not been proven.

Noun

cryptobotany (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The study of plants whose existence has not been proven.
    • Botany, even cryptobotany, may seem to lie outside the subject matter of this book, but two recent events from Australia have encouraging implications for cryptozoologists.2006, Matthew A. Bille, Shadows of existence: discoveries and speculations in zoology

Origin of cryptobotany

From crypto- + botany.

Questions about cryptobotany

What does cryptobotany mean?
Cryptobotany means the study of plants whose existence has not been proven.
What part of speech is cryptobotany?
Cryptobotany is a noun.

Words near cryptobotany in the dictionary

  1. cryptobiosis
  2. cryptobiotic
  3. cryptobioturbation
  4. cryptoblast
  5. cryptoblasts
  6. cryptobotany
  7. cryptobranch
  8. cryptobranches
  9. cryptobranchiate
  10. cryptobranchid
  11. cryptobranchids

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