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neobotany

neobotany noun: the branch of botany that deals with plants that still exist in modern times, as opposed to paleontology.

Noun

neobotany (uncountable)

  1. The branch of botany that deals with plants that still exist in modern times, as opposed to paleontology.

Origin of neobotany

From neo- + botany.

Questions about neobotany

What does neobotany mean?
Neobotany means the branch of botany that deals with plants that still exist in modern times, as opposed to paleontology.
What part of speech is neobotany?
Neobotany is a noun.

Words near neobotany in the dictionary

  1. neobodonid
  2. neobodonids
  3. neobotanical
  4. neobotanist
  5. neobotanists
  6. neobotany
  7. neobrutalism
  8. neoburlesque
  9. neocallimastigomycete
  10. neocallimastigomycetes
  11. neocancer

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